Liverpool shortlisted for Channel 4 HQ

Local Political Leaders have welcomed confirmation that Liverpool's bid to host Channel 4's proposed national headquarters have been shortlisted.

Greater Manchester, Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow, Leeds and the West Midlands are also in the running to host either the main base or a hub, with Belfast, Brighton, Newcastle-Gateshead, Nottingham, Sheffield and Stoke-on-Trent all shortlisted to host one of the two creative sites.

Channel 4 is seeking to establish three new creative hubs outside London, as part of its '4 All the UK' strategy.