Steve Rotheram, Mayor of the Liverpool City Region
@LCRMayor
Mayor of the Liverpool City Region. All tweets are by members of my team. Follow my personal account: @MetroMayorSteve
Today the Chancellor has announced that the Liverpool City Region has secured £1.6bn in transport funding. It's the biggest ever investment in our region’s transport. A message from @MetroMayorSteve ⤵️
Earlier this year, @MetroMayorSteve joined a CSJ roundtable to discuss how we can scale Housing First's success nationwide. The message was loud and clear: local leaders are ready to deliver - but we need national leadership to turn these successful pilots into national policy.
🚨NEW: Rough sleeping has doubled since Covid. But there is a solution. Together with @MetroMayorSteve and @AndyBurnhamGM, we are calling for Housing First to be rolled out nationwide following the success of regional pilots🤝 Our new report, No Place Like Home, explains why👇
🚦 Green light at last! Planning permission has been approved for the new £32m St Helens Transport Interchange, creating 11 modern, accessible bus stands with real-time info screens, solar panels and more - ready for bus franchising in 2026. 📈 🚍 liverpoolcityregion-ca.gov.uk/news/green-lig…
At Mann Island Liverpool looking at the the Glider Future Rapid Transit Bus, on display today as a member of the LCR transport committee part of the Liverpool delegation. From a wheelchair,people with vision or mobility issues @Merseytravel @MetroMayorSteve @LCRMayor
⏰ Just in time! @MetroMayorSteve explains in under 30 seconds what our new rapid transit solution will mean for the Liverpool City Region.
Thank you to @MetroMayorSteve for joining @csjthinktank in calling for a national rollout of Housing First. As the Mayor says: "Housing First works. We need to match that with ambition, and make it the foundation of a national mission to end homelessness for good."
Earlier this year, @MetroMayorSteve joined a CSJ roundtable to discuss how we can scale Housing First's success nationwide. The message was loud and clear: local leaders are ready to deliver - but we need national leadership to turn these successful pilots into national policy.
🧰 From plasterers to painters, trades are booming for women - with a 208% surge in demand for female tradies since 2022. 👇 Liverpool business owner Steph Leese is encouraging more women to take up apprenticeships and join the industry. thetimes.com/article/trades…
🚀 The Liverpool City Region is leading the way in health innovation. Our new Life Sciences Sector Plan will drive investment, create good jobs, and help transform the NHS. 🔬 It means building a healthier, fairer future for all. liverpoolcityregion-ca.gov.uk/news/mayor-rot…
The government has published its new £530bn Infrastructure Pipeline. It details hundreds of live infrastructure projects planned over the next decade. 👇 Find out more. building.co.uk/news/governmen…
🎫 TICKET TO GLIDE | A second rapid transit vehicle will begin testing on the city region's roads this month. The high capacity 'glider' will test out key routes including: ✈️ @LPL_Airport 🔴 Anfield 🔵 Hill Dickinson Stadium liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool…
📢 The Government has confirmed that commissioners will no longer be involved in the running of Liverpool City Council. This marks an important milestone for the city and a return to full locally accountable leadership, with decisions made closer to the people they affect. 🏛️
Ministers have confirmed they are now confident the city can be left to run itself liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool…