Starmer could face rebellion by north-west Labour MPs over local funding

Liverpool MPs and other MPs with northern seats could vote against the local funding settlement in the Commons to try to force a rebalancing of resources. Photograph: Philip Brookes/Alamy

Keir Starmer is facing another potentially damaging rebellion, as Labour MPs from north-west towns urge the government to give their local councils more money over the next three years.

Labour MPs from the Liverpool city region have written to the local government secretary, Steve Reed, urging him to change the recent three-year local funding settlement, which they say unfairly penalises northern towns.