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Liverpool has officially announced plans to bring the 2026 Commonwealth Games to the British city.
Mayor Joe Anderson, who pledged before his re-election earlier this year, to seriously investigate whether the city should put itself forward and had written to British Culture Secretary John Whittingdale to seek his support, revealed the news at 20:26 local time this evening.
He had initially claimed there was widespread backing to the idea and has confirmed they would first conduct a feasibility study.
Sir Richard Leese, the leader of the City Council in Manchester, which hosted the 2002 Commonwealth Games, is also behind Liverpool's bid, while former British Prime Minister David Cameron revealed in May he would support any British city who wished to bid for the event in 10 years' time.
Britain's chosen city will be formally confirmed in 2018, with suggestions Birmingham might also be interested.
Wales withdrew its plans to bid last week, citing economic concerns due to Brexit, which had made an attempt at securing the hosting rights for the Games "difficult to justify".
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Here for this although idk how high their chances are considering it will only be 12 years since Glasgow 2014.