In the UK: •⁠ ⁠Women earn 14.3% less an hour than men •⁠ ⁠1 in 3 women in insecure work are struggling to get by •⁠ ⁠14% of women earn less than the Real Living Wage IWD was founded by women workers organising for better pay and rights. Let’s continue their fight.

It was a pleasure to speak at the LCR Labour Women's Network IWD event and share my ideas on how we can break down the barriers to opportunity. 🌹

Ready for Liverpool City Region Mayoral and Merseyside Police & Crime Commissioner #elections this Thursday 2 May? Not sure how to vote? Whether you're voting by post or in person at the polling station, check out our handy video guides! 👇 sthelens.gov.uk/elections

🗓️ Make a plan for polling day! 🔎 Find your polling station now 🕖 Polls open 07:00-22:00 🪪 Don't forget to bring Photo ID 🗳️ Use all your votes for Labour Make yours here➡️ iwillvote.org.uk

🚨 Tomorrow is Polling Day!! Use all your votes for Labour for a safer, stronger fairer Liverpool City Region. 🚍 Better public transport 🏘️ Council house building 🌊 Net zero by 2035 Make your plan to vote here: iwillvote.org.uk

Blackpool South By-Election Result: 🌹 LAB: 58.9% (+20.6) 🌳 CON: 17.5% (-32.1) ➡️ RFM: 16.9% (+10.7) 🔶 LDM: 2.1% (-1.0) 🌍 GRN: 2.0% (+0.3) 🙋 IND: 0.9% (New) 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 ADF: 0.8% (New) 🎩 MRLP: 0.7% (New) ✉️ NONPOL: 0.2% (New) Labour GAIN from Conservative. Changes w/ GE2019.

🌹 The Liverpool City Region is Labour! 🙏 Thanks for putting your faith in me, Dan Price and Emily Spurrell. 🤝 Labour is the party of ordinary working people, but it is only through the extraordinary work of our members that we earn voters' permission to govern.

This is the power of a Labour government.

We are delighted to confim that Lisa Preston will be the Labour candidate in the Windle by-election on Thursday 4th July. Windle residents will have TWO votes one for Lisa and the other for @DavidBainesStH 🌹

ST HELENS NORTH RESULT: Baines, David Edward (LAB) – 21,284 Greenhalgh, Joe (ECP) – 274 Maloney, Pat (LDS) – 1,799 Rear, Jayne Louise (CON) – 4,507 Thomas, Daniel (GRN) – 3,495 Webster, Malcolm James (REF) – 9,115 David Baines (LAB) elected

ST HELENS SOUTH AND WHISTON RESULT: Ellison, Emma Victoria (CON) –3,057 Peters, Raymond Michael (REF) –6,974 Price, Stephen Terence (GRN) –2,642 Rimmer, Marie Elizabeth (LAB) –18,919 Spencer, Brian Thomas (LD) –2,199 Tasker, James Stephen (IND) –4,244 Marie Rimmer (LAB) elected

It is an absolute honour and a privilege to be elected as the first ever The Labour Party Member of Parliament for Altrincham and Sale West. Thank you to all those who put your faith in me. I will work tirelessly to be your voice in Westminster.

Looking for a family-friendly activity this weekend? There's still spaces available for canoe taster sessions on the historic Sankey Canal, delivered by St Helens Active Lives & Sports Development and St Helens Canoe Club, where leisure meets heritage 🛶 For more information: orlo.uk/zUVzt

👭 Care leavers deserve the best start in life. 🎫 We're providing free travel passes to help improve access into education, work, and opportunity. 🤝 It's about creating a level playing field for all young people in the region. theguideliverpool.com/care-leavers-i…

Our first Full Governors in our EY dept meeting room! #thattoprim_governors 🤝💻

Just a bunch of North West MPs getting excited meeting No.10’s chief mouser 🐈