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🌹 Political Assistant to Labour Group at Liverpool City Council | ⚽ Boro Fan

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πŸ“’ From September 2026, every child in a household on Universal Credit will be entitled to a free school meal

πŸ‘ͺ This will put nearly Β£500 more in parents’ pockets and will make a real difference for families struggling with the cost of living here in Liverpool

05.06.2025 09:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“° The Government has announced that the Liverpool City Region has secured Β£1.6bn in transport funding

This will be used to deliver:

πŸš‰ New train stations
πŸ›£οΈ A rapid transit network
🚍 A better bus system under public control

04.06.2025 09:30 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

1) Renters right bill
2) Biggest employment rights package in a generation
3) Billions of pounds extra into our NHS, with waiting lists falling month on month
4) Punishing water company bosses who dump sewage in our rivers
5) Bold planning reforms so we can get Britain building again

01.05.2025 16:36 β€” πŸ‘ 109    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 108    πŸ“Œ 28
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Happy Easter to everybody celebrating here in Liverpool!

20.04.2025 12:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Liverpool to remember Hillsborough anniversary - Liverpool Express A minute’s silence will be held in Liverpool to mark the 36th anniversary of the Hillsborough tragedy. The silence will be observed on Tuesday 15 April at

Today, we remember the 97 supporters who lost their lives at Hillsborough

We stand together with their families and the survivors of the Hillsborough disaster

They will never be forgotten

liverpoolexpress.co.uk/liverpool-to...

15.04.2025 12:26 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Council budget for 2025/26 agreed - Liverpool Express Councillors have approved Liverpool City Council's budget for the next year.It will see an additional Β£15.3 million invested in the delivery of frontline

✍️ Last night @lpoolcouncil.bsky.social approved our budget for the next year

We have invested Β£15.3m into the delivery of frontline services for residents, including:

🧹 £1.5m extra into cleaning the streets
🚸 £500k on road safety around our primary schools

liverpoolexpress.co.uk/council-budg...

06.03.2025 17:19 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

28.02.2025 19:08 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

27.01.2025 11:29 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Merry Christmas from everyone at the Liverpool Labour Party πŸŽ„

25.12.2024 08:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Chanukah sameach! πŸŽ‰

From all of us at Liverpool Labour 🌹

25.12.2024 09:26 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Largest ever cash boost to turn the tide on homelessness Councils across England will receive almost Β£1 billion of new funding next year to tackle, reduce and prevent homelessness.

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...

18.12.2024 11:45 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Assessment hub opens to assist rough sleepers this winter - Liverpool Express A temporary night assessment hub has opened to help people who would otherwise be out on the streets overnight Β in Liverpool.

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...

17.12.2024 15:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rayner to promise β€˜devolution by default’ in speech to local leaders The Deputy Prime Minister will vow to push power out of Whitehall and into the hands of people with β€˜skin in the game’.

🏘️ 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...

16.12.2024 11:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Great session this morning in Much Woolton and Hunts Cross, ahead of a winter by-election ❄️

Only Labour has a credible plan to deliver for communities here in Liverpool 🌹

15.12.2024 13:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Text:
Labour is unlocking a new era of clean electricity

Image of wind turbine Text: Labour is unlocking a new era of clean electricity

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

13.12.2024 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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

12.12.2024 16:25 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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More than 135 libraries across the country to #ShareTheLight with Spellow Community Hub and Library - Liverpool Express The British Library in London is among more than 135 libraries around the country lighting up on Wednesday 11 December, on the eve of the reopening of a

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...

11.12.2024 11:52 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
3 images. NHS uniform stethoscope, police uniform and hat, and children in a classroom.

White text reads:
Labour’s Β£100 million innovation fund will improve public services for working people.

3 images. NHS uniform stethoscope, police uniform and hat, and children in a classroom. White text reads: Labour’s Β£100 million innovation fund will improve public services for working people.

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

09.12.2024 14:57 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New specialist places to be created in mainstream schools Major reforms to SEND system kicked off with Β£740 million capital investment to create more specialist places in mainstream schools

🌹 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...

04.12.2024 13:05 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Image showing school children and text that reads:

"Breaking News! Labour Delivering Key Manifesto Pledge.

Primary Schools can sign up for the first rollout of free breakfast clubs from today.

Help get your school signed up."

Image showing school children and text that reads: "Breaking News! Labour Delivering Key Manifesto Pledge. Primary Schools can sign up for the first rollout of free breakfast clubs from today. Help get your school signed up."

🍎 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...

27.11.2024 12:31 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Labour’s Warm Homes Plan will make upgrading homes easier with grants for heat pumps, support for renters & low-income families.

This announcement coincides with the ESNZ Committee's session 'Retrofitting Homes for Net Zero'. We'll look at the policy in detailΒ onΒ 4thΒ December

22.11.2024 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Just voted in Labour NEC and NPF elections, couldn't find my ballot for NPF youth rep, and then it dawned on me that I had aged out of Young Labour 😒

27.08.2024 20:16 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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