The Leader of the opposition has praised Liverpool for being a “fantastic backdrop” for the Labour Party conference.
The city has enjoyed an estimated £15 million economic boost from the event, which has attracted 11,000 delegates including two thousand national and international press and media to the 5 day event held at ACC Liverpool, home to BT Convention Centre and Echo Arena.
The Right Honourable Ed Miliband MP, said: “Liverpool has been a fantastic host city and I would like to thank all the people and agencies involved in making our conference such a great success.
“Listening to people has always been at the heart of Labour Party conference and by holding conference in Liverpool many people have experienced conference for the first time.
“The city and its venues have been a fantastic back drop for a very successful conference.”
A record 500 fringe meetings, debates and discussions have taken place at venues across the city, and the city has been the backdrop for hundreds of hours of national TV coverage.
Flagship network television programmes such as BBC One Breakfast, the Andrew Marr show, Newsnight and Sky News have all broadcast live from in and around ACC Liverpool.
Bob Prattey, Chief Executive of ACC Liverpool, said: “We are proud to have welcomed the Labour Party Conference to the city and to ACC Liverpool.
“The conference has enabled us to showcase everything the city and our world-class venue has to offer, not least the talent of our team here at ACC Liverpool, the expertise of our partners across the city and the warm welcome that the people of Liverpool have once again provided.
“To have successfully delivered such a large-scale event, with the eyes of the world’s media upon us, has been a massive coup.
“We hope Mr Miliband, and all the delegates who attended, have enjoyed their time in Liverpool as much as we have enjoyed hosting them.”
Lorraine Rogers, Chief Executive of The Mersey Partnership – Tourist Board for Liverpool City Region said: “The Labour Party Conference has played a significant role in raising the profile of Liverpool City Region as an excellent conference destination which can stage high profile events.
“The conference has also provided a valuable opportunity to attract a huge amount of media interest – resulting in widespread TV coverage featuring stunning shots of the city centre and Waterfront shown live around the world. Feedback from delegates has been extremely positive, and we look forward to welcoming them back in the future.”
