00:00Liverpool has welcomed a new Lord Mayor as councillor William Shortall becomes the first wheelchair user to hold the office
00:07in the city's history.
00:09The Old Swan West councillor was sworn in at Liverpool Town Hall and says he wants to champion inclusion and
00:16accessibility during his year in office.
00:19Born and educated in the city, he studied law part-time while living with muscular dystrophy.
00:25Councillor Shortall has represented Old Swan since 2019 and chairs at the council's Corporate Access Forum.
00:32He succeeds Councillor Barbara Murray and has chosen the Green Bank Project as his charity, supporting education, training and opportunities
00:41for residents right across Liverpool.
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