Steve Rotheram
The Guardian
What holds, and what fails, under pressure, standards and accountability.
Steve Rotheram is a principled leader who prioritizes the well-being of his constituents and the integrity of his city. This interview highlights his dedication to addressing past injustices and his determination to foster a sense of unity and resilience within Liverpool.
“It's uncomfortable I love the Labour Party. It's really mad because we've just been sort of our football. It's a bit like that for me with politics. I support Liverpool football club and absolutely loved my Klep memorabilia and I've got a massive program collection which are memories for me. But I'm the same with the Labour Party.”
“I'm removed from all of that to tell you the truth, other than the odd text, I don't really speak to Jerry. When he was still the leader, he did spend a bit of time in Liverpool. And again, just the reaction in my home city to Jeremy Corbyn. There was once when we were on St George's Hall and there was about 12,000 people.”
“Now it was absolutely to do with money. I was skint. I mean, I literally was, I had a wonderful mum who never had any money, but would lend you her last five bobs, she'd say, but always kept a record of everything that you did borrow. And it had to be paid back. And that's a lesson in life.”
“But I said, you know, we're on the same party. And he went, Oh, why are you? He said, I thought you, so we started chatting and then that led to me speaking to the families to say at the next anniversary, which was the big anniversary was the 20th anniversary.”
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