The Liverpool-born duo of Jake Berry and Kit Malthouse are out of the government

Tune in to Claire Hamilton on BBC Radio Merseyside after 4pm today for a discussion with Kim Johnson MP and Regional Secretary Regional Officer, Nadeem Siddique on the issue of #childpoverty and #FreeSchoolMeals :
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For 17 nights #RiverofLight will play host to a series of artworks created by local, national and international artists
Jermaine Foster headed over to Royal Albert Dock Liverpool to take a look

Read more: bbc.in/3MRRa4D
VisitLiverpool Lucid Creates Camille Walala

Another crazy working week in politics. Join me from 2 BBC Radio Merseyside
Who will be the next PM? Jon Tonge might have some ideas! Plus: is a scheme to get Liverpool schools engaged with the Gymnastics championships working? & we’ve got a 1 hour special about free school meals

BREAKING: City of Chester Labour MP Chris Matheson quits.
More
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The Independent Expert Panel parliamentary watchdog is recommending the Chester Labour MP Chris Matheson be suspended from the Commons for four weeks for 'serious sexual misconduct'.
More to follow here soon: bbc.in/3EWZhuJ

Two omg moments today for me: one was Liz Truss resignation and the other was the price of the ketchup I needed to buy to go with my tea! 😱😱

My colleague Katie Haseldine has been in Southport, Merseyside's only Conservative constituency this afternoon, asking people what they make of Liz Truss's resignation. She got some great answers.. and some funny looks. Hear more BBC Radio Merseyside

As stories are immediately written that Boris Johnson will stand again as Conservative leader, those around him are not knocking them down. A source tells me he is 'not saying anything either way' at the moment bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-p…

An unpublished comic strip featuring Sir Paul McCartney has gone on display in a museum
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BREAKING: Liz Truss resigns as prime minister after 45 days in office.
There will be a leadership election within a week, she said.
Follow here for live updates: bbc.in/3TyS8Vm

Conservative Leadership election within a week. So that will not involve members, it’s safe to say.

After less than 2 months it seems likely PM is off

We’re told Liz Truss is expected to resign

In other political news, the deadline for applications to stand to be Labour's Parliamentary candidate for West Derby passed an hour ago

I may be wrong but I haven't seen any public declarations for anyone wishing to challenge lan Byrne MP at this stage

BREAKING: statement expected from No 10 around 1330. Live coverage on BBC News (UK) on BBC One

In lovely Congleton this lunchtime - the safest Tory seat in the North West but polling suggests they’d lose even here if there was an election now. Plenty of Tory voters here tell me they’ve lost confidence in the PM - just like some of her MPs. More on BBC North West at 1.30.

Away from politics, Richard E. Grant was sensational last night Royal Liverpool Philharmonic - we laughed and cried, and he swore a lot and told hilarious stories about Barbara Streisand. Just the tonic we needed!