Liverpool is not a city known for its sympathies with the Conservative Party.
The city has no Tory MPs or councillors and hasn't had an elected Conservative Councillor for more than two decades. These days Liverpool is synonymous with anti-Tory sentiment.
But despite this, there are a number of high ranking Conservative MPs who were either born in Liverpool or have strong links to the city. Several of these figures have now been placed in Prime Minister Liz Truss's new cabinet. Here we take a look at those figures and their history with this city.
