“Our NHS staff deserve more than applause and 1 per cent is not enough," Nicola Sturgeon said.

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The MP announced that the government is ‘set to take over city of Liverpool’ amid a corruption probe today.

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Robert Jenrick has written to all councils in England encouraging them to back the move.

Helen Whately, the care minister, said on Wednesday that what NHS staff wanted most was “more colleagues” - not a higher salary.

“Aside from Lee Hurst’s tweet being painfully unfunny, attention-seeking, creepy, inappropriate, heteronormative codswallop, it’s also emblematic of a cohort of middle aged men who genuinely seem to think they can solve the world’s problems with their genitals.”

Sir Keir’s attempt at macho posturing was disconcerting; he even mentioned retaking the Falklands. It was like watching nan step into the Octagon for a UFC fight.

Others have questioned why Labour chose to give Liverpool to the Tory Party rather than have Ann Rothery run as its Mayor.