{"id":9090,"date":"2024-11-21T15:05:28","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T14:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/?p=9090"},"modified":"2024-11-21T15:06:00","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T14:06:00","slug":"liverpool-city-council-leader-cllr-liam-robinson-has-been-named-leader-of-the-year-at-a-national-awards-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/?p=9090","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool City Council Leader, Cllr Liam Robinson, has been named Leader of the Year at a national awards ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The LGIU and CCLA Cllr awards are the only national awards to celebrate the vital work of councillors across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cllr Robinson was first elected to Liverpool City Council&nbsp; in 2008, representing the Kensington &amp; Fairfield ward. He became Leader in May 2023, having previously held the position of Cabinet Member for Finance, responsible for setting the Council\u2019s budget. He is also the Liverpool City Region Cabinet Member for Innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"421\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/awards.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9091\" style=\"width:386px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/awards.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/awards-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/awards-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/awards-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Awards: Cllr Robinson (centre) and Cllr Rahima Farah (far right) receiving their gongs\u00a0\u00a0<strong><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Cllr Robinson was nominated for his \u201ccalm, committed leadership, focused on integrity and good governance\u201d which has helped lead the Council out of statutory intervention\u201d and he was praised for \u201cnew relationships with partners and community engagement being at the heart of his leadership style\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to that, Cllr Robinson was Chair of Merseytravel, and subsequently Portfolio Holder for Transport for the Liverpool City Region. During his time at Merseytravel and the Combined Authority, making public transport more affordable, particularly for young people, was a key focus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A second major award of the night was for Liverpool\u2019s Cllr Rahima Farah, who represents Toxteth, who won in the Community Champion category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The judging panel noted that Cllr Farah \u201chas made an immediate and outstanding impact across her community, with a particular focus on tackling health inequality and providing opportunities for young people.\u201d Elected in 2023, Cllr Farah was commended by the judges for her \u201ccommitment to constituents.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The winners were announced at a ceremony at London\u2019s Guildhall, showcasing the best of local government, and were chosen by a judging panel comprised of senior councillors and leading stakeholders from across the sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More information about the winners can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/lgiu.org\/events\/cllr-awards\/cllr-awards-2024-the-winners-england-wales\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n<p>The LGIU and CCLA Cllr awards are the only national awards to celebrate the vital work of councillors across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Cllr Robinson was first elected to Liverpool City Council&nbsp; in 2008, representing the Kensington &amp; Fairfield ward. He became Leader in May 2023, having previously held the position of Cabinet Member for Finance, <\/p>\n<p>Continue reading <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/?p=9090\">Liverpool City Council Leader, Cllr Liam Robinson, has been named Leader of the Year at a national awards ceremony<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1310],"tags":[3620,4277,4278,25,417,26,264,4279,621,824,4276,310,416,422,4280],"class_list":["post-9090","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-awards","tag-award","tag-cllr-liam-robinson","tag-councillor","tag-government-public-sector-journal","tag-government-journal","tag-gpsj","tag-gpsj-magazine","tag-kensington-fairfield","tag-liverpool","tag-liverpool-city-council","tag-merseytravel","tag-public-sector","tag-public-sector-journal","tag-public-sector-magazine","tag-toxteh","odd"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Liverpool City Council Leader, Cllr Liam Robinson, has been named Leader of the Year at a national awards ceremony - Government &amp; Public Sector Journal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/?p=9090\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Liverpool City Council Leader, Cllr Liam Robinson, has been named Leader of the Year at a national awards ceremony - Government &amp; Public Sector Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The LGIU and CCLA Cllr awards are the only national awards to celebrate the vital work of councillors across the country. 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