Government called to act over ‘financial devastation’ wrought by Covid-19 on Merseyside
A pink supermoon is seen over The Royal Liverbuilding, Liverpool, Merseyside
COMMUNITIES in Merseyside are heading for financial devastation caused by the coronavirus unless the government takes action, council leaders warned today.
They say that the economic effects of the pandemic and the lockdown will hit Merseyside more than other regions, and they have written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson demanding intervention.
In the letter, Liverpool Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram and council leaders in Liverpool, Wirral, Knowsley, Sefton, St Helens and Halton said that the region could face a funding gap of almost £250 million.
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