The number of people needing help from foodbanks in one part of Merseyside has soared in recent weeks amid a cost of living crisis.
But this area, one of the most deprived and worst affected by budget cuts in the country, was deemed unworthy of investment in the first round of the government's £4.8 billion Levelling Up Fund.
A single mum recently burst into tears asking for help from a Knowsley foodbank as she struggled to feed her child at the same time as paying for childcare.
