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liam-robinson.bsky.social
Leader of Liverpool City Council. Labour Cllr Kensington & Fairfield. Proud Socialist & railwayman. Views solely my own Contact: [email protected] Linktr.ee/liamrobinson
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πŸŒ™ Ramadan Mubarak to all those observing here in Liverpool ❀️ On behalf of everyone at Liverpool Labour and @lpoolcouncil.bsky.social we wish you & your families a peaceful and joyous month

Our devolution revolution will get power out of Westminster and back to communities. Last week I visited Liverpool & Chester to meet with @liam-robinson.bsky.social, @metromayorsteve.bsky.social & other local leaders to discuss our Devolution Priority Programme and the exciting opportunities ahead!

From all of here at the Liverpool Labour Group, we would like to wish our East and Southeast Asian communities in Liverpool a very Happy Lunar New Year! We have planned a series of vibrant free events and activities taking place to mark the Year of the Snake liverpoolexpress.co.uk/ssspectacula...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves makes major Liverpool City Region announcement in speech. www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

Honoured to be asked to attend the ceremony Honoured to be asked to attend the ceremony www.birkenhead.news/liverpool-ma... #HMD2025 @liam-robinson.bsky.social @carlcashman.bsky.social @cllrkemp.bsky.social @libdemlocalgov.bsky.social

πŸ“° NEWS: 🎢 Liverpool be hosting BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend in May 🎸 We can't wait to host so many great artists in Sefton park later this year 🎡 Really proud to keep delivering on our legacy as the home of major events www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...

Today marks #HolocaustMemorialDay and the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz We remember the millions murdered by the Nazis, and all those killed in more recent genocides We must be steadfast in our commitment to fighting antisemitism, prejudice and hatred

🀝 It was great to host Pat McFadden in Liverpool Last week ✍️ We discussed the challenges we face and the opportunities for public sector reform 🏠 As well as working together to tackle the pressures on housing & temporary accommodation here in this city

πŸ”The Liverpool City Region has always been a place of innovation. Today, we build on that legacy. 🀝 When local ambition combines with national support, this is what we can achieve. πŸš€ Together, we're leading the UK's AI revolutionβ€”creating opportunities and changing lives.

♻️ We are taking forward a new Recycling and Waste Strategy πŸ“‰ Setting out how we will reduce our incinerated waste & boost our recycling rate 🌲 Supporting our goals to deliver Net Zero and deliver best value for the taxpayer liverpoolexpress.co.uk/liverpool-se...

πŸ“° Negligent landlord and property owner fined πŸ›‘ Bad landlords can put families at risk and damage communities ✍️ There is no place for negligent landlords in Liverpool 🏘️ We are determined to ensure all tenants in privately rented homes are safe liverpoolexpress.co.uk/negligent-la...

πŸ“° I sat down with the @liverpoolecho.co.uk to reflect on 2024 and look ahead to 2025 βœ… Ending the Government Intervention βœ… Working with the new Labour Government βœ… Re-opening Spellow Library & Community Hub βœ… Addressing the homelessness & housing crisis www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

Chanukah sameach! πŸŽ‰ From all of us at Liverpool Labour 🌹

Merry Christmas from everyone at the Liverpool Labour Party πŸŽ„

🀝 Working together with @seftoncouncil.bsky.social & @metromayorsteve.bsky.social we have put forward a bold plan to deliver 10,000 new homes between Kirkdale & Bootle πŸ“ˆ This project represents the scale of ambition we have for this city www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

This is the price of Tory failure. Labour has a plan to clean up our rivers, lakes and seas, for good.

πŸ“° Really welcome news, not just for Everton fans, but for the entire city πŸ”΅ Looking forward to an exciting new chapter for @evertonfc.com

βœ… After 14 years of Lib Dem & Tory chaos, the contrast couldn't be clearer πŸ“ˆ Liverpool will see a 9.5% increase in our core spending power πŸ“ This won't solve our problems overnight, but we are beginning to fix the foundations, with a govt that listens to us & has a plan for change

πŸ“° The Labour government has announced almost Β£1 billion of new funding next year to tackle and prevent homelessness πŸ“‰ This significant investment will give us the tools we need to break the cycle of homelessness in Liverpool & across the country www.gov.uk/government/n...

We are working with the Whitechapel to provide a night assessment hub over winter, as we did last year, to assess rough sleepers in a safe space Anyone with concerns about someone sleeping rough should contact the #AlwaysHelpAvailable helpline: 03001232041 liverpoolexpress.co.uk/assessment-h...

🏘️ Government works best when local communities have a greater say over things that matter to them ✍️ Pleased to see Angela Rayner promise devolution as the 'default setting' for local govt & that regions like ours will be at the heart of delivering 1.5m homes www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/depu...

πŸ“‰ The Labour plan for change will bring down bills for households & businesses here in Liverpool, by delivering clean power by 2030 βœ… Boosting economic growth and creating jobs βœ… Providing affordable, clean energy and lowering bills βœ… Improving our energy security

πŸ“š Today's re-opening of Spellow Community Hub & Library was a special moment for our city, as hope won over hatred & division πŸ‘ I want to express my heartfelt thanks to all those who worked so hard over the past few months to put Spellow back together for this community

πŸ•―οΈ | The British Library is among 135 libraries around the country lighting up tonight in a show of solidarity with Spellow Community Hub & Library. The venue reopens tomorrow following a refurbishment after being torched in racist riots. liverpoolexpress.co.uk/more-than-13... #ShareTheLight

πŸ•―οΈ Tonight, more than 100 libraries, including the British Library, will be lighting up in solidarity with Spellow Community Hub and Library πŸ“š We can't wait to welcome the community back to Spellow when it re-opens tomorrow πŸ”— Find out more below πŸ‘‡ liverpoolexpress.co.uk/more-than-13...

πŸš‰ We set out to make our entire region's rail network step-free by 2030. πŸ’· We have invested tens of millions of pounds to make this a reality. πŸ“ˆ Β£1.1m of funding for Aigburth station is another step towards making our network accessible for all. www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

πŸ“° The @teamlabouruk.bsky.social Government has announced a Β£100m fund to pioneer public service reform and deliver change ✍️ Focussing on supporting families & reducing temporary accommodation costs πŸ“… This will begin in Liverpool, alongside 3 other areas, in January 2025

🌹 After 14 years of chaos, we now have a government that understands the urgent crisis in SEND πŸ§‘β€πŸŽ“ This investment into new specialist SEND places in mainstream schools will be vital for children here in Liverpool, ahead of wide ranging reforms in SEND www.gov.uk/government/n...

#VIDEO | Did you know we live stream every full council meeting? πŸŽ“ Tonight's meeting is special and will be themed around education in #Liverpool. Tune in at 5PM: lpoolcouncil.info/3V83H9j

🍎 From today Primary schools can apply to join the first rollout of Labour’s free breakfast clubs! Starting April 2025, schools will offer: βœ… Free breakfast for every child βœ… 30 minutes of free childcare before school Local schools can sign up via this link πŸ‘‡ πŸ”— www.gov.uk/guidance/bre...