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Labour held all its seats in Liverpool as the city once again bucked national trends and the party's vote held strong.

Three new MPs were elected, with the city holding off all signs of the Conservative surge that has engulfed vast tracts of former Labour heartlands.

The party's triumph here provided little comfort for supporters as they witnessed historic Tory victories in seats like Bolsover, Blyth Valley and Burnley that have voted Labour for decades.

Boris Johnson's Conservative Party is on track for its largest majority in decades while Labour faces five years in parliamentary wilderness.

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Four of the city's MPs who sit solidly on the left of the party gave a strong defence of Mr Corbyn's manifesto and its leader in the aftermath of the party's loss, saying its focus on nationalisation, the NHS and schools resonated with voters.

But Garston and Halewood MP Maria Eagle said the verdict of voters in elections was "never wrong" and called for hard thinking about Labour's losses across the country,

Ms Eagle said: "It is for those politicians who have had disappointing results to consider what they have been told by voters in this country."

Ms Eagle did not criticise Jeremy Corbyn or the party manifesto directly but her comments stood in contrast to speeches of the city's other elected members, who were defiant about Labour's strategy and direction.

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Shadow international development secretary Dan Carden was full-throated in his defence of party leader Jeremy Corbyn, calling him "one of the most decent men to have led a political party".

Mr Carden said: "He has been attacked and smeared before but never so much as in this campaign.

"I am personally heartbroken that this country country won't have the chance to put such a caring and decent man in 10 Downing Street."

Newly elected MPs Ian Byrne and Paula Barker echoed Mr Carden's comments as did Kim Johnson, who made history as she became Liverpool's first black MP.

The performance of other parties in the city only varied slightly, with upticks in the vote for the Lib Dems and the Greens.

Despite their sucess nationally, the Conservatives actually saw swings away from them in some city constituencies

Green leader Tom Crone said the result nationally should be a wake up call to Labour to back the Greens' plans for proportional representation while Lib Dem leader Richard Kemp said that while the party's vote share had risen its 'Revoke' position on Brexit had acted as a distraction on the doorstep.