Industrial action in Liverpool’s cultural sector is looming after the city’s museum authority announced yesterday a one-day closure of all sites to discuss redundancies with staff.

In response to the closures on April 24, public service union PCS is calling for a city-wide mobilisation to halt the cuts which have already claimed 94 jobs.

National Museums Liverpool (NML) is planning to axe a further 37 jobs and says its budget from central government has been cut by 28 per cent since 2010.