Kim Johnson

Labour Member of Parliament for Liverpool Riverside🌹

[Kim Johnson @KimJohnsonMP]

It was a pleasure to welcome Professor Stephen Small back to Parliament today to meet with @HackneyAbbott & @BellRibeiroAddy today.

We had a productive discussion on the work of the APPG on Afrikan Reparations & the growing momentum behind the movement for reparative justice.

[Kim Johnson @KimJohnsonMP]

Welcome news that Northern Rail have committed to restoring 7-day train services across the North West 🚆

After months of disruption & unreliable Sunday services, this is a huge step forward for passengers, especially ahead of Christmas.

@RMTunion 👏

https://t.co/SWzMRDJMDC

[Kim Johnson @KimJohnsonMP]

The Archdiocese has announced plans for all Catholic schools in Liverpool & Lancashire to become academies, despite significant opposition from teachers & parents.

Alongside @PaulaBarkerMP & other MPs, I've written to the Archbishop to express our opposition to these plans.

[Kim Johnson @KimJohnsonMP]

TODAY - Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine - Rally Against Redundancies

📍 Monument Place, near the main LSTM site
🗓️ Tues 10th November
⏰ 1pm

Join us to show support for LSTM staff and stand up for the future of this vital institution.

@ucu
@unitetheunion
@unisontheunion

[Kim Johnson @KimJohnsonMP]

Today, on #RemembranceSunday, we remember the brave service men and women of our city who selflessly served and sacrificed to give us our future.

We will remember them.

#LestWeForget

[Kim Johnson @KimJohnsonMP]

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine - Rally Against Redundancies

📍 Monument Place, near the main LSTM site
🗓️ Tues 10th November
⏰ 1pm

Join us to show support for LSTM staff and stand up for the future of this vital institution.

@ucu
@unitetheunion
@unisontheunion

[Kim Johnson @KimJohnsonMP]

"The significance of this blue tsunami is bigger than Congress & bigger than Trump himself. It is evidence that the advance of the far-right can be challenged. And, with effective organisation, it can be decisively defeated."

Read more on @LabourOutlook:

https://t.co/zMG9GCNG1h

[Kim Johnson @KimJohnsonMP]

The National Youth Agency's new report, Where Futures Begin: How Youth Work Supports Positive Life Outcomes, explores how youth work helps young people develop skills, find belonging and unlock opportunity.

Read the report here: https://t.co/X5C1lwjTws

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[Kim Johnson @KimJohnsonMP]

As someone who started their career in youth work, it was a privilege to join youth workers and sector leaders at the #YouthWorkWeek Parliamentary Summit and hear first-hand about the difference youth work is making to young people's lives across the UK.

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[Kim Johnson @KimJohnsonMP]

Trump wanted these elections to vindicate him. Americans had other ideas, rejecting his divisive politics.

Historic wins and a night of many firsts for @TheDemocrats across the US show that a different future is possible.

The far-right can be beaten 🌊

https://t.co/wEovEfXR79

[Kim Johnson @KimJohnsonMP]

Liverpool’s visitor economy is thriving and worth more than £6.8 billion a year.

It is vital to jobs, businesses and communities across our region.

A visitor levy will ensure money raised through tourism is reinvested in our local economy. Crucially, every penny stays local.

[Liverpool City Region @LpoolCityRegion]

#News: @MetroMayorSteve Rotheram is a step closer to getting new powers to invest more in Liverpool City Region’s high streets, cultural sites and attractions.

The #VisitorLevy Bill, introduced in the House of Commons today, marks the most significant step in making fiscal devolution a reality, giving mayors the ability to introduce a small fee on overnight stays.

Money raised through the levy will stay in the city region, which has a visitor economy worth more than £6.8bn a year supporting more than 55,000 jobs, giving communities investment in the places and services used by visitors and residents.

Mayors who choose to introduce a levy will be able to invest in what makes their regions special and improve the visitor experience from better high streets to public spaces – including public toilets and parks, cultural events and security and destination promotion.

The government has said it will continue to protect lower cost family breaks by requiring the levy to be charged as a percentage rate of the cost of accommodation, rather than as a flat fee, meaning those choosing cheaper accommodation will pay less.

Mayor Rotheram is one of ten mayors to pledge that any region-wide levy introduced would be no higher than 5%, providing certainty for visitors and businesses while preserving local choice.

Liverpool currently has a city centre levy, set up through its business improvement district, set at £2 per room/unit per night.

The new Visitor Levy Bill sets out new details today on how the levy will work, including who will be protected, how decisions will be made locally and how the rules will be enforced. The levy will only apply to the first 28 consecutive days of a stay, as longer stays count as long-term accommodation.

Protections will ensure occasional hosts, such as people who only rent out a spare room from time to time, will only pay the levy if they earn above a set amount. Local leaders and mayors will also be able to adjust this threshold.

The new powers to introduce a levy will bring England in line with places like Germany, Italy, the United States, the Netherlands and Canada, and let communities make the most of the tens of million overnight stays in England every year.

More at: https://t.co/dDbTIoLRnv

#DevolutionDelivers

[Kim Johnson @KimJohnsonMP]

Thatcher’s sell-off of council housing left a legacy that Liverpool is still paying for today.

That’s why the North Docks #MayoralDevelopmentCorporation matters.

It has the public’s backing and the potential to drive large-scale council house building across our city.

[Kim Johnson @KimJohnsonMP]

Lovely afternoon at the Palm House this weekend for the Yemeni Community Festival of Ideas, celebrating the rich Yemeni cultural heritage that forms an important part of our city's history.

A big thank you to all the organisers & stallholders who made it such a great event! ❤️

[Liverpool City Region @LpoolCityRegion]

✨Well that's a wrap for another year! The River of Light has taken Liverpool by storm yet again.

Thousands of people flocked to the display across the waterfront and into the city centre despite it having to close temporarily due to the terrible weather last week.

One of the most spectacular exhibits this year was Flower Power by Spectaculaires - Allumeurs d'images showing seven large faceted flowers scatter thousands of colourful, shimmering reflections all around Exchange Flags Square to pop tunes.

Did you get to see it? What did you think?

#VisitLiverpool #RiverOfLight

[Liverpool City Region @LpoolCityRegion]

#News: One of Liverpool's most iconic buildings could be brought back to life under plans for an £83.6m transformation, supported by a proposed £22m investment from the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority.

The landmark Martins Bank building, on Water Street, would be transformed into 140,000 sq ft of Grade A office space, with room for up to 743 additional jobs, under plans that would see developer Karrev invest more than £61.5m alongside the Combined Authority's contribution.

The proposed £22m backing, to be agreed this Friday by the Combined Authority, would come from @MetroMayorSteve Rotheram's £2bn Liverpool City Region Investment Fund, established to help get major regeneration projects off the ground and attract billions more in private investment.

The ambitious plans would give the Grade II* listed building a new lease of life, preserving an important part of Liverpool's heritage while creating modern office accommodation, flexible workspace and ground-floor uses.

The transformation would also help tackle a shortage of high-quality office space in Liverpool city centre, giving existing businesses room to grow and strengthening the city's ability to attract new employers, investment and well-paid jobs.

The proposals represent a major example of the Mayor's Investment Fund being put to work, bringing public and private investment together to unlock the potential of one of Liverpool's most important buildings.

Launched by Mayor Rotheram at the MIPIM international property conference earlier this year, the £2bn Fund brings together devolved funding to accelerate regeneration, housebuilding and infrastructure projects across the city region.

It forms a central part of plans to grow the Liverpool City Region's economy by £10bn over the next decade, supporting new jobs, homes, transport improvements and business growth.

Mayor Rotheram said: “Martins Bank is one of our city's great architectural landmarks. The buildings that helped make Liverpool what it is today should be helping shape what it becomes tomorrow. Bringing it back to life would not only protect an important part of our heritage, but create the modern, Grade A office space we need to attract new businesses, investment and well-paid jobs."

The Martins Bank plans also come amid growing momentum behind the regeneration of Liverpool's commercial district.

Just last week, @lpoolcouncil announced enabling works had begun at Pall Mall, another landmark development that will deliver new Grade A office space alongside public realm and amenities. This project is also in line for support from the City Region’s £2bn Investment Fund, subject to approval.

#DevolutionDelivers

➡️ https://t.co/Jq4QUEAQu9

[Kim Johnson @KimJohnsonMP]

Labour peers recently called for Macklemore to be banned from the UK. Now this. More concerned with banning culture than challenging genocide.

Continued criminalisation of solidarity with Palestine and clampdown on freedom of expression and protest.

https://t.co/pS1ZXJMrwT

[Kim Johnson @KimJohnsonMP]

Our Pride in Place Board wants to hear your views. Please complete this short survey to tell us:

✅ What you value about Everton East
✅ The challenges facing the area
✅ What improvements you would like to see in the future

🔗 https://t.co/bNzMeWemiB

[Kim Johnson @KimJohnsonMP]

🌟 Everton East for Everyone 🌟

As part of the Pride in Place programme, Everton East will receive £20 million of long-term investment over the next decade.

That means £2 million each year to put into the priorities that matter most to local people.

Your Voice, Your Future.

[Kim Johnson @KimJohnsonMP]

Proud to be one of the 75 Parliamentarians to sign this letter to the Foreign Secretary calling for further sanctions on Israel for blocking aid to Palestinians in Gaza 👇

https://t.co/e4bA0DqQK7

[RMT @RMTunion]

Many thanks to @KimJohnsonMP and the 23 MPs who have signed EDM 1016 - Cleaners on Merseyrail
It's time to #InsourceNow
https://t.co/WRpro2aNde