BBC Political Reporter for Merseyside. @bbcmerseyside @BBCNWT + Politics North West. “In Plain English” series available @bbcsounds [email protected]

Liverpool
Joined January 2011
Join us on the Hot Seat between 10-11 @bbcmerseyside We’re joined in the studio by @seftoncouncil leader Marion Atkinson 📞Give her a call 0800 731 93 33 So if you live in Southport, Bootle and Formby get in touch!
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Apologies to listeners to @bbcmerseyside who’ve had to endure my “first class ticket to Nottingham” style delivery this afternoon…. I’m off to have a large glass of red and a lie down 🤧🍷
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Well I think we can all say that this is more than “just vibes”
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We are going to be talking about #pensions a lot more now aren’t we? It’s a subject that everyone should understand but actually there’s a huge knowledge gap even when it comes to people’s own personal pensions. I wonder how this debate is going to go? #labourpartyconference
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Prime Minister takes to the stage to the sounds of The Farms Altogether Now, a John Lennon quote from Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram and an appearance by Peter Reid. The most scouse start to leaders speech at the #labourpartyconference you can imagine.
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Do you travel on the West Coast mainline? What do you reckon to this news? I’ve seen a few people say they were sad when Virgin lost the franchise - what do you think? Will the government do it better? Will there be WiFi that works? #avanti #westcoastmainline #trains
Enough is enough. For years, people have been expected to put up with Avanti’s cancellations, delays, overcrowding, and a service that has failed them time and time again. So my Labour government is bringing Avanti West Coast into public ownership at the earliest opportunity in March next year. That means passengers, not shareholders, will come first. More investment, fewer delays, and a renewed focus on getting the basics right. We're putting essential services back in public hands and building a railway that actually works for the people who use it.
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In other news, despite this being at least my 6th #labourpartyconference … I have made the rookie error of wearing heels all day on day one .. and now I am not sure I will make day two. #traineesalltheway
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I’m stuck on a bus on Great Charlotte street for the billionth time. I know I’ve asked this before, but surely to goodness there’s a way of getting southbound buses out of Liverpool city centre without this hellish delay? I realise it links Lime Street with the south end BUT
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Why not have direct buses from Lime Street? So the buses from L1 aren’t dragged on this interminable detour. I am sure it puts people off getting the bus. And the idling engines must pollute the lungs of those vaping outside The Blob Shop?
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It’s @MetroMayorSteve in the Hot Seat again from 10. Join us @bbcmerseyside Call with your questions 📞 0800 731 93 33 📲 WhatsApp 08000 321 333 [email protected] It’s been a big week for buses in the LCR - what do you make of it all?
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