Our city has been let down. It took us three decades to get the truth after the Hillsborough disaster. We are still fighting for justice. We have suffered disproportionate cuts to our budget under successive Tory governments, and it is deeply shameful that heating-or-eating is a daily choice for many in Liverpool.
Too often we are seen as a problem for government to solve or ignore, pushed to the bottom of a pile behind leafy areas elsewhere. Not anymore. We will always be a city proudly shaped by our past – the dark times and the brilliant times – and we reaffirm our commitment to the collective fight against injustice and to securing a Hillsborough law. But we do that while looking to our future. Liverpool Labour will put this city first and unlock our undeniable potential, creating a reality in which no one has to make impossible choices based on survival and where everyone can thrive.