Merseyside is not exactly known as a Conservative part of the country. Quite the opposite in face.
All the region's councils are controlled by the Labour Party and all but one of the region's MPs are Labour too. The only exception is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Southport, Damien Moore.
The week's headlines have been dominated by the Sue Gray report and its damning conclusions about the lockdown-breaking behaviour of those in Number 10 Downing Street and the culture created by Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Despite the huge criticisms in that report, Mr Johnson has refused to resign and has been backed by his entire cabinet and many Tory MPs.
