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Her views were echoed by Liverpool Chamber of Commerce chief executive Jack Stopforth.
He said: “The UK government is less in favour of the idea, but they ought to be. It’s an open goal for them to put money into recession- hit areas.
“It’s a no-brainer.
“We are putting pressure on Government Office North West as it would be an enormous help if the programme was extended for six months.”
The UK government decision involves three Whitehall departments – the Treasury, the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) and the Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform.
Last night, a spokesman for the DCLG said: “We have received a request from Europe to extend the Merseyside programme by six months and we are currently considering it.”
