Centre for Cities and regional leaders welcomed this year's Labour Party Conference to Liverpool.
We kicked off the 2022 Labour Party Conference with a Welcome to Liverpool reception, kindly sponsored by KPMG.
This event took place in the Tate Liverpool’s Grand Foyer and featured regional and national politicians on their priorities for Liverpool and the UK’s cities more broadly.
Speakers were:
Alex Norris MP, Shadow Minister for Levelling Up
Cllr Jane Corbett, Deputy Mayor of Liverpool
Cllr Janette Williamson, Deputy Metro Mayor for Liverpool City Region
Jennifer Lee, Liverpool Office Senior Partner, KPMG
Chair: Andrew Carter, Chief Executive, Centre for Cities
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