Feb 21 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Headlines

- Rishi Sunak urges Tory MPs to back deal with EU on N Ireland trade

- UK regulator looks to improve liquidity rules for 11 trillion STG asset management sector

- Liverpool FC owner John Henry calls off sale

- Iran behind 15 credible threats against people in UK, says minister

- Junior doctors in England vote to strike as NHS pay dispute escalates

Overview

- British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday urged Tory MPs to back him in his bid to end the bitter dispute with Brussels over post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland, but opposition to a deal was hardening.

- The British financial regulator is reviewing its regulation of the 11 trillion pounds ($13.23 trillion) asset management industry, with a focus on bolstering liquidity after a near meltdown in funds used by pension schemes last September.

- Liverpool's American owner John Henry has said there are no plans to sell the Premier League club after the Merseyside outfit's owners said in November they were exploring a sale.

- The Iranian government has been behind 15 credible threats to kill or kidnap British citizens or UK-based people in just over a year, security minister Tom Tugendhat told parliament on Monday.

- Junior doctors in England have voted in favour of strikes, in a further escalation of the dispute between the UK government and NHS staff over pay and working conditions. ($1 = 0.8314 pounds) (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)