Steve Rotheram, Mayor of the Liverpool City Region

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 ⤵️

Café Laziz is a community business in St Helens that uses food and language classes to build connections between local people, refugees and asylum seekers. It’s backed by @kindred_lcr, which launched in 2020 with £5.5m from the Combined Authority. Steve paid them a visit. ⬇️

👏 Congratulations to Birkenhead, which has reached the final 15 shortlist for the inaugural UK Town of Culture. The winner will receive a £3 million grant to deliver a huge cultural programme in 2028. liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool…

You can watch it here ⬇️ bbc.co.uk/news/live/cy49…

🚨 Steve is back in the @bbcmerseyside hot seat this morning taking your calls. 📞 0800 731 9333 📲 WhatsApp: 0800 321 333 (start MERSEY) 📧 thehotseat@bbc.co.uk

We are saddened to learn of the death of Sir George Howarth. Sir George represented the people of Knowsley for four decades and was a dedicated public servant. May he rest in peace.

Liverpool’s North Docks could become one of the UK’s most exciting regeneration projects. Today a a 6-week consultation has been launched on plans for a Mayoral Development Corporation to help deliver jobs, homes and investment. Get involved at: …listens.liverpoolcityregion-ca.gov.uk/mdc/liverpooln…

@bbcmerseyside 👀 You can watch it live here: bbc.co.uk/news/live/cg4w…

🚨 LIVE | You can speak to Steve on @bbcmerseyside this morning. 📞 0800 731 9333 📲 WhatsApp: 0800 321 333 (start MERSEY) 📧 thehotseat@bbc.co.uk bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/li…

✅ £150m investment ✅ Thousands of jobs supported ✅ A greener future for manufacturing Steve recently opened Unilever’s new flagship facility at Port Sunlight, a site which employs over 1,000 people and strengthens one of the biggest employers in the Liverpool City Region.

🚀 Baltic Ventures’ latest impact report highlights the growing strength of the Liverpool City Region’s tech sector. Supported by our £4.1m investment, it has already helped to: ✅ Support 54 early-stage tech firms ✅ Create nearly 100 jobs ✅ Unlock £12m+ private investment

1⃣,0⃣0⃣0⃣,0⃣0⃣0⃣ journeys - and counting! More than one million trips have been taken using our new Tap & Go system across the Liverpool City Region. 🚆 No paper tickets. Fewer queues. Just tap…and go. 👋

Good luck to @England in their opening @FIFAWorldCup match tonight. Come on England! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

In this blog, @MetroMayorSteve explains how the city region has shaped national music culture. 👇 lcrcombinedauthority.substack.com/p/music-has-ne…

🎶 The Liverpool City Region is on track to become the first city region in the country to build a billion-pound music economy. The region has twice the concentration of music businesses compared with the average UK city. ✅ £780m economic impact ✅ 14,000 jobs ✅ 500 venues

This week, Liverpool City Region’s new Anti-Racism Strategy was launched, setting out a shared commitment to tackle systemic racism, build trust and celebrate the contribution of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool…

📈 Liverpool’s economy is now 23% larger than 10 years ago. 📉 At the same time, the city has seen the largest overall reduction in deprivation of any UK city. @CentreforCities explores how the region achieved it. 👇 centreforcities.org/blog/growth-an…

🚨 ON AIR | Steve is back on @bbcmerseyside hot seat this morning taking your calls. ☎️ 0800 731 9333 📲 WhatsApp: 0800 321 333 (start MERSEY) 📧 thehotseat@bbc.co.uk bbc.co.uk/news/live/cj0g…

The region's new fleet of electric buses will enter service this week following the multimillion-pound upgrade of Gillmoss depot. ⚡️ The publicly-owned, British-built buses charge in just 90 minutes and can travel up to 275 miles on a single charge. 🔌 lbndaily.co.uk/city-region-el…

🎶 Ferry Cross the Mersey. Here's a sneak peek inside the first new Mersey Ferry in 60 years ⛴️ ✅ Publicly owned. ✅ Spacious, open-plan decks. ✅ Fully accessible with a lift. ✅ Dedicated event space.

The Queensway Tunnel Monument has returned to Liverpool for the first time in more than 60 years. As part of improvements at Old Haymarket, Steve visited the restored landmark and original toll booths, celebrating the heritage of one of the region's most famous landmarks.