Liverpool’s World Heritage status has been revoked

Liverpool’s World Heritage status has been revoked after a UN advisory group discovered that improvements had devalued the city’s waterfront.

The decision was made following a mysterious voting form used by the UNESCO council at a meeting in China.

UNESCO stated that the events, including the planned new Everton FC stadium, had resulted in a “genuine weakening” of the historic site.

The mayor’s choice was described as “unimaginable” by the city’s chairman.

“Our World Heritage site has never been in better condition having profited with countless pounds of speculation across many recorded structures and the public domain,” Joanne Anderson said.

She stated that she would work with the public authority to see if the city could offer something in response to the choice, which comes “ten years after Unesco last visited the city to see it with their own eyes.”

The choice, according to Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram, is “a retrograde advance that does not reflect the truth of what is going on on the ground.”

“Spots like Liverpool ought not to be confronted with the paired decision between keeping up with legacy status or recovering left-behind networks and the abundance of occupations and openings that accompany it,” he said.

Work’s Kim Johnson, MP for Liverpool Riverside, said she stayed “pleased with my city and what we’ve done”.

“Individuals come here in light of the fact that it’s a stunning city and, while I’m baffled, as a city we are versatile and we will consistently retaliate.”