Millennium Point to host audience with mayoral candidates

Mayor of the West Midlands Andy Street and Liam Byrne MP to meet audience.

Birmingham’s Millennium Point is set to host an exclusive audience with two of the candidates for Mayor of the West Midlands.

Andy Street, the current West Midlands Mayor, will join mayoral candidate Liam Byrne MP in conversation on Wednesday 9th December.

The virtual event will be live-streamed from Millennium Point and hosted by The Lord Mayor of Birmingham’s Charity.

Following an unprecedented year, the event promises to offer a fascinating insight into the future opportunities and challenges for the region. Each mayoral candidate will present their vision for Birmingham followed by a question and answer session from the audience.

Local residents and businesses are being invited to register now for the event and for the chance to submit their questions to the candidates.

Abbie Vlahakis, CEO at Millennium Point, says: “We’re delighted to be hosting this event and look forward to welcoming Mayor Andy Street and Liam Byrne MP to Millennium Point. 2020 has been a year like no other and the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted every individual, organisation and business in Birmingham. We’re passionate about our city and its people so it’s a pleasure to facilitate what I’m sure will be an engaging and important discussion about our region’s future. We invite local people across the city to register now, join the conversation and help shape the debate.”

An audience with Andy Street and Liam Byrne will be streamed live from Platform at Millennium Point on Wednesday 9th December 2020 at 4.00pm. The event is free and will be available to watch live via Millennium Point’s YouTube channel.

Tickets are available here.