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Wirral

/ ˈwɪrəl /

noun

  1. a peninsula in NW England between the estuaries of the Rivers Mersey and Dee

  2. a unitary authority in NW England, in Merseyside. Pop: 313 800 (2003 est). Area: 158 sq km (61 sq miles)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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As MP for Birkenhead on the Wirral - an area where she grew up - McGovern would tick the boxes of those calling for the next deputy leader to be a woman who can connect with voters in the north of England.

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A spokesperson for Wirral Council, which has seen protests outside a hotel in Hoylake, said "legal advice is being taken" and the authority is "considering the detail" of Tuesday's judgment.

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Alan Robert Williams, 35, from Moreton in Wirral went to the country after losing his job despite having no military experience and his family's pleas not to go, Stephanie Boyce-Williams said.

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"I've never had a day like this, never ever," Chelsea defender Niamh Charles, who grew up on the Wirral Peninsula in Merseyside, told BBC Radio 5 Live.

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His charge echoed his performance on the Wirral coast in 2023, when he also shot a second-round 65.

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