It was great to be supporting the Modern Slavery Bus yesterday in Kirkby Town Centre with Cllr Graham Morgan, JeanieBell 🌈 🌹, Councillor colleagues and officers from Knowsley Council

Researchers in Canada are studying meningiomas in the hope they can find better ways to treat them. Their recent work focused on how these tumours respond to treatment & they've created a model to predict radiotherapy responses to help treatment decisions bit.ly/3zanIV2

It has been a busy, hectic week, and a relaxing, lazy day was well overdue. Started Star Trek day with Motion Picture in 4k, remastered version, and ended with Star Trek. Happy Sunday, lovely people.

We know that #ModernSlavery, exploitation, and crime reduction are complex topics to navigate. That’s why, at Causeway, we have created an online Help & Advice Hub, designed to be a valuable source of support for everyone. Visit the Hub, here: wearecauseway.org.uk/help-advice-hu…

As tomorrow is #WorldSuicidePreventionDay, we want to remind you that it's OK to step away from social media if the content you see feels overwhelming. Prioritise your wellbeing, and remember, we're here if you need to talk 💚

Today in Parliament I took the opportunity to wish school staff and children well for the year ahead, and to push the case for Labour’s forthcoming curriculum review to include more focus on play, oracy, and multisensory movement and recording, for the benefit of all children 👇

We want to let men in London, the North East and the North West know that if you have made a plan to end your life, we can help you make a different plan. Please RT for #WorldSuicidePreventionDay jamesplace.org.uk/plan

If you are here for #housingcommunitysummit pop in for a coffee and help us to support local people experiencing homelessness

BURGLARY PREVENTION | We've recently seen an increase in residential burglaries in the St Helens borough. ⚠ Please be vigilant and ensure doors and windows are locked. Don't leave tools 🔨 in the garden that could be used by a burglar. More advice 👇🏻 orlo.uk/mXzvg

All aboard… 🚌 Last Saturday the Freedom bus was back in our region driving awareness of exploitation, trafficking, & Modern Slavery touring all 5️⃣ boroughs of #Merseyside for the first time. Our mission is to raise awareness on what Modern Slavery is, how to spot the signs 👀

The public play a vital role in the fight against slavery and trafficking ✨ We need local people who are living and working in our communities, day in day out, to recognise what could be signs of Modern Slavery and report it 👀🗣 2/3

This bus tour was the perfect opportunity to reach out to all our communities’ region-wide 👏🙌 Thanks to all our wonderful partners who were involved 🧡 Report any concerns or suspicions you have to the Modern Slavery & Exploitation Helpline on 08000 121 700 or online modernslaveryhelpline.org/report

My last baby left home for uni today. In the blink of an eye these amazing children have become strong independent adults. I am so proud of each of them, not because of qualifications or jobs, but because they are kind, beautiful souls with independent minds and strong values.

The Merseyside Police Community Cashback Fund is open 🎉 Grants of up to £5,000 available for groups in Merseyside💷 Closes 14th October📅 The programme seeks to support crime prevention initiatives through a focus on promoting equality, diversity, & inclusion. ⬇️Apply Below ⬇️

Thanks to all who came out last weekend to see the #Merseyside Freedom Bus 🚌 We were honoured to join Merseyside's Police Commissioner Emily Spurrell & Pan Lancashire Anti Slavery Partnership to raise awareness around #ModernSlavery The bus will be heading to another city soon, so watch this space! 👀 #SeeItShareIt Unseen

#TakingAction: Today marks the start of a new campaign focused on putting the voices of women and girls at the heart of our work to tackle #VAWG 🗣️4,000 women & girls shared their views with us 🔸71% live in fear of a sexual assault 🔸69% say they would not report an incident

Today, we’ve launched our #TakingAction campaign with Merseyside's Police Commissioner Emily Spurrell which puts the voices of women and girls at the heart of our work to tackle Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) 🧡 We spoke to 4,000 women and girls to understand how safe they feel in the places they live,

Really looking forward to joining this panel at #LabConf24. If you are at conference this year please think about joining us.

There is nothing better than getting home late, totally exhausted, to a slow cooker full of Chilli. Seriously, it's beautiful. Animal crossing PJs on, a good book (Lord of the Rings tonight), and a bowl full of chilli. Just heaven.

The potential of towns and cities has been held back for too long. Today we drive forward devolution - delivering real change and boosting growth. This Labour government will give those with skin in the game power over decisions in their local area. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…