Liam Thorp
@liamthorp.bsky.social
Political Editor, Liverpool Echo. UK regional journalist of the year 2025. 3 x Specialist Regional Journalist of the Year. Orwell Prize and Paul Foot nominee. Proud dad who loves overpriced craft ale.
Pinned
Over the moon to win Regional Journalist of the Year at the national Media Freedom Awards in London last night.
The UK right: ‘Why are we supporting so many foreigners, we should be supporting our own in this country’
Government announces plans to lift hundreds of thousands of kids out of poverty and to help struggling parents afford baby formula
The UK right: ‘No we didn’t mean them’
Government announces plans to lift hundreds of thousands of kids out of poverty and to help struggling parents afford baby formula
The UK right: ‘No we didn’t mean them’
December 4, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The UK right: ‘Why are we supporting so many foreigners, we should be supporting our own in this country’
Government announces plans to lift hundreds of thousands of kids out of poverty and to help struggling parents afford baby formula
The UK right: ‘No we didn’t mean them’
Government announces plans to lift hundreds of thousands of kids out of poverty and to help struggling parents afford baby formula
The UK right: ‘No we didn’t mean them’
‘Average’ Joe Root there. Well done fella, that was a big one.
December 4, 2025 at 10:42 AM
‘Average’ Joe Root there. Well done fella, that was a big one.
Harry Brook has to be the most talented moron ever
December 4, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Harry Brook has to be the most talented moron ever
Dylan trying to get his head around that brainless Brook shot to Starc
December 4, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Dylan trying to get his head around that brainless Brook shot to Starc
Oh FFS I’m going out with the dog
Nice to not wake up with a ‘oh FFS’
December 4, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Oh FFS I’m going out with the dog
Not content with howling about families being able to feed their kids, the online right turn their attention to those awful new mums wanting to keep their babies alive
The right wing British politics twitter reaction/the policy.
I wish I was making this up.
I wish I was making this up.
December 4, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Not content with howling about families being able to feed their kids, the online right turn their attention to those awful new mums wanting to keep their babies alive
I don’t want to speak too soon, but Zak, all is forgiven!
December 4, 2025 at 6:49 AM
I don’t want to speak too soon, but Zak, all is forgiven!
Nice to not wake up with a ‘oh FFS’
December 4, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Nice to not wake up with a ‘oh FFS’
It’s giving centrist dad energy
December 3, 2025 at 1:37 PM
It’s giving centrist dad energy
When we talk about the need for a Hillsborough Law and for a change in the culture of the police, you only have to look at this tone-deaf, brazen and offensive response to the IOPC Hillsborough report from the South Yorkshire Police Federation
Police federation told 'shame on you' after Hillsborough comments
Families blast statement from police officer organisation which called IOPC report a 'waste of time and money'
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 11:00 AM
When we talk about the need for a Hillsborough Law and for a change in the culture of the police, you only have to look at this tone-deaf, brazen and offensive response to the IOPC Hillsborough report from the South Yorkshire Police Federation
Today's @liverpoolecho.co.uk front page
December 3, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Today's @liverpoolecho.co.uk front page
My thoughts on another exhausting and frustrating day for some of the bravest people I’ve ever met
Too little too late but the families will keep fighting for change
Political Editor Liam Thorp reflects on more missed opportunities for justice for the Hillsborough families - who are now pushing to help others avoid their anguish
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM
My thoughts on another exhausting and frustrating day for some of the bravest people I’ve ever met
'They killed 97 people and blamed their mates. It doesn't get worse than that'
Powerful reaction from the Hillsborough families on another emotional and frustrating day
Powerful reaction from the Hillsborough families on another emotional and frustrating day
'They killed 97 people and blamed their mates. It doesn't get worse'
Hillsborough families react to damning report into conduct of senior police officers during and in the aftermath of the 1989 disaster
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 4:42 PM
'They killed 97 people and blamed their mates. It doesn't get worse than that'
Powerful reaction from the Hillsborough families on another emotional and frustrating day
Powerful reaction from the Hillsborough families on another emotional and frustrating day
Calls for Norman Bettison to be stripped of knighthood after new Hillsborough report
Calls for Norman Bettison to be stripped of knighthood
Former chief constable would have gross misconduct case to answer over Hillsborough if he were serving today, new report finds
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Calls for Norman Bettison to be stripped of knighthood after new Hillsborough report
NEW: Bettison, Duckenfield and all the former police officers who would have gross misconduct cases to answer over Hillsborough disaster
13 ex-police officers who would face Hillsborough misconduct cases
Report reveals which former South Yorkshire and West Midlands Police officers would face disciplinary proceedings
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 1:03 PM
NEW: Bettison, Duckenfield and all the former police officers who would have gross misconduct cases to answer over Hillsborough disaster
BREAKING: New police cover up details surrounding Hillsborough disaster revealed in major new investigation
Landmark report confirms appalling actions of police officers from two forces before, during and after 1989 tragedy led to the unlawful killing of 97 Liverpool fans
Full story:
Landmark report confirms appalling actions of police officers from two forces before, during and after 1989 tragedy led to the unlawful killing of 97 Liverpool fans
Full story:
New police cover up details over Hillsborough disaster exposed
Landmark new report confirms appalling actions of police officers from two forces before, during and after 1989 tragedy led to the unlawful killing of 97 Liverpool fans and subsequent attempts to blam...
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 1:02 PM
BREAKING: New police cover up details surrounding Hillsborough disaster revealed in major new investigation
Landmark report confirms appalling actions of police officers from two forces before, during and after 1989 tragedy led to the unlawful killing of 97 Liverpool fans
Full story:
Landmark report confirms appalling actions of police officers from two forces before, during and after 1989 tragedy led to the unlawful killing of 97 Liverpool fans
Full story:
Reposted by Liam Thorp
‘If you were to hop around various phone-in shows in the days after the budget, you would find a worrying number of remarkably angry people, utterly infuriated at the prospect of people being able to feed their kids.’
Excellent points made in this article. The penultimate paragraph says it all.
Excellent points made in this article. The penultimate paragraph says it all.
November 30, 2025 at 3:47 PM
‘If you were to hop around various phone-in shows in the days after the budget, you would find a worrying number of remarkably angry people, utterly infuriated at the prospect of people being able to feed their kids.’
Excellent points made in this article. The penultimate paragraph says it all.
Excellent points made in this article. The penultimate paragraph says it all.
I wrote about the profoundly depressing response to a decision to take hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty
The reaction to lifting kids out of poverty tells us a lot
Political Editor Liam Thorp reflects on the reaction to Labour's decision to remove the two-child benefit cap and improve the life chances of hundreds of thousands of children
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 3:11 PM
I wrote about the profoundly depressing response to a decision to take hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty
Reposted by Liam Thorp
Glad to see @liamthorp.bsky.social has written about this. The reaction to govt. policy seeking to shrink child poverty has been strange and pretty miserable to see. It needs discussion. www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
The reaction to lifting kids out of poverty tells us a lot
Political Editor Liam Thorp reflects on the reaction to Labour's decision to remove the two-child benefit cap and improve the life chances of hundreds of thousands of children
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Glad to see @liamthorp.bsky.social has written about this. The reaction to govt. policy seeking to shrink child poverty has been strange and pretty miserable to see. It needs discussion. www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
Reposted by Liam Thorp
A badge of honour for @willhaycardiff.bsky.social
Leaked messages show that Reform UK’s director of comms branded a prominent Welsh journalist a c**t for asking questions about why the party wouldn’t appoint a Welsh leader ahead of the Senedd election
Reform UK head of comms branded prominent Welsh journalist a 'c***'
Warning: this news article contains highly offensive language. Emily Price Reform UK’s director of communications used a highly offensive expletive to describe one of Wales’ most prominent journalists...
nation.cymru
November 27, 2025 at 8:29 PM
A badge of honour for @willhaycardiff.bsky.social
The UK, where the day after a decision to take half a million children out of poverty, the media & political world has been full of sneering at those same children & their families, labelling them as ‘Benefits Street’, while the same people are moaning about a tax on £2m mansions. Shameful stuff.
November 27, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The UK, where the day after a decision to take half a million children out of poverty, the media & political world has been full of sneering at those same children & their families, labelling them as ‘Benefits Street’, while the same people are moaning about a tax on £2m mansions. Shameful stuff.
Reposted by Liam Thorp
Many newspapers and politicians have been calling yesterday's fiscal statement a 'Budget for Benefits Street'. Here's three reasons why that is not accurate 🧵
November 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Many newspapers and politicians have been calling yesterday's fiscal statement a 'Budget for Benefits Street'. Here's three reasons why that is not accurate 🧵
Reposted by Liam Thorp
The "don't have an extra kid if you can't afford it" brigade get awfully upset when you suggest they don't stay in their £2m house if they can't afford it, don't they?
November 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The "don't have an extra kid if you can't afford it" brigade get awfully upset when you suggest they don't stay in their £2m house if they can't afford it, don't they?