they were down to try and become the european capital of culture but instead they will celebrate the ethnic diversity, so a lot of things going on and a lot of companies come here as well and we have channel for and sky moving into the city and burberry and the atm company link. mark goldstone is from the west and north yorkshire chamber of commerce. thanks for coming along. let's talk about the big news of the day, £150 billion is the policy that labour have set out today, an awful lot of money but for business leaders in the north, they would welcome that sort of commitment. absolutely and i wouldn't put it to a cost, this is an investment for the future and perhaps making up for some of the past inadequate investment we have had in the north. people in the north are playing a full part in this. it's a balance, because we don't want to break the economy and the conservatives would say it is reckless and we do need this. we are not talking about spending this in a single year. you might be getting train track today that is of the victorian era. i was trundling for four hours to go

the city of liverpool — world —famous for its music and football — was named european capital of culture in 2008. it's outward looking, and home to more than 37,000 businesses and several universities. a majority of its residents voted remain in the eu referendum, and in the last election its five seats were all won by labour. as the uk looks ahead to polling day, alison freeman has been finding out how the city might vote this time around. three years of brexit uncertainty has hung over liz's business, an international events company in the heart of liverpool. she voted remain and thinks an election is the last thing we need. i don't think this is going to be a general election as we know them, in the past. i think it literally is going to be an election to see who you vote for, in terms of, do we go out of europe or do we stay in europe? so you don't think we should have a general election? what do you think should happen next? whatever the deal is, and however the deal is, let's just try and get out now. the baltic triangle where liz's business is based is a hub for tech and creative