Politics

Liverpool's Deaf and disability arts festival DaDaFest will celebrate its 40th anniversary with an impressive array of visual arts, movies, performances, and workshops. Large-scale projections, live theatre, and thought-provoking installations are all part of DaDaFest International 40 (DDFI40), which runs...

Merseyside politicians have spoken out against planned Government cuts to disability payments, claiming they will hit the poorest people in the region unfairly. Work Secretary Liz Kendall announced the changes to the UK's welfare system in Parliament yesterday. The changes...

A Liverpool economist has said that America's US Trade War being could create a world not seen since the 1930s’ Great Depression. The Trump administration has imposed a 25% tax increase on steel and aluminium exports as well as products...

Liverpool Riverside MP, Kim Johnson has criticised Keir Starmer's claims that Britain's benefit system is "unsustainable, indefensible, and unfair", claiming that labelling the welfare system as such is "straight from the Tory playbook". MP, Kim Johnson has labelled the predicted...

Ukrainians living in the city gathered in Liverpool Parish Church for a ‘Stand with Ukraine’ vigil to mark the three-year anniversary of the invasion on February 24. Reverend Dr. Taras Khomych, Chair of The Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain...

A total of 1,245 households in Liverpool are currently in temporary accommodation, Liverpool City Council reports. Since 2021, the housing crisis has affected different groups of people - first-time buyers, and those in need of emergency accommodation. Councillor Sam East, Cabinet...

Merseyrail has introduced a new deal of unlimited weekend daily travel between any of Merseyrail's 69 stations for just £2 a day this month. The offer is available at ticket offices or ticket vending machines across Merseyside. Metro mayor Steve Rotheram...

Liverpool City Council have announced their strategic plans for 2025. The Littlewoods Project, Central Docks, King Edward Triangle, Bramley Moore Stadium and New Mersey Ferry are part of a number of big developments this year. The council have received funding of...

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