Steve Rotheram on the pressure to deliver and not be seen as a 'token Scouser' After a thumping election win, the Liverpool City Region Mayor knows the pressure is now on to deliver - he tells Political Editor Liam Thorp how he intends to do that Steve Rotheram is a man on a mission. He's just secured a thumping mandate to begin a second term as the Liverpool City Region Mayor and knows the pressure is now on to deliver. It is well documented that Mayor Rotheram had a tough start to his new role, difficult relations with then Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson and a poorly equipped new office led to a slow start.