Council Leader, Cllr Liam Robinson, reflects on a difficult few days in Liverpool following the incident after the LFC victory parade on Bank Holiday Monday.
This has been an extremely challenging week for Liverpool and our residents.
A very dark cloud cast a shadow over what had been a great day, and Bank Holiday weekend, for the city.
I’d like to take this opportunity, once again, to thank all of the emergency services and first responders who were on the scene quickly, and those local businesses, and members of the public, that also stepped in to help.
Mayor Steve Rotheram and I met with Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Home Secretary Yvette Cooper during their respective visits to Liverpool, in which they spoke to some of those involved in the response, and affirmed that the Government stands with Liverpool.
What has been most heartening since is the way our city responded, in a way in which it always does, to adversity.
Coming together.
Supporting each other.
You often see the best of people in times of crisis, and nowhere does that happen more than in Liverpool.
A fundraising initiative organised by the Community Foundation for Liverpool has already raised in excess of £50,000.
If you wish to contribute to Liverpool Spirit appeal, please go to: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/liverpool-spirit-appeal
We must now let the legal process take its course and I would echo the calls from Merseyside Police and the Crown Prosecution Service not to do anything that could prejudice the process.
I can also reassure people that we will, along with other agencies involved in organising the parade, be reviewing what happened to see if any there is any learning we can build into future planning for major events, in Liverpool and the UK.
