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A SENIOR Government minister last night criticised Unesco for threatening to strip Liverpool of its World Heritage Site status.
Yesterday the Daily Post revealed how inspectors had warned they were preparing to remove the accolade if Peel Holding’s £5.5bn Liverpool Waters skyscraper plan goes ahead without “radical” changes.
Last night employment minister Chris Grayling, formerly shadow minister for Merseyside, said: “I think it is a great shame they are taking that view.
“There are plenty of places around the world where sensitive modern development sits alongside historic sites.”
The Liverpool Waters scheme would regenerate the city’s northern docklands and promises to create thousands of jobs.
Mr Grayling said Peel and Unesco need to get around the negotiating table to thrash out a compromise.
He added: “When it is something as important as the World Heritage Site, I would like to see both sides of the debate sitting down and working out a solution.”
