Josh Keeling, Author at Liz Kendall

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Liz speaks out against violence against women

16/03/2021

Yesterday evening I appeared on ITV Central to talk about the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill and how it is a missed opportunity to take action on violence against women. Following the recent tragic death of Sarah Everard there has been a national demand for action to tackle violence […]

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Liz meets with Headteachers

26/02/2021

Today I met with some of the amazing Primary & Secondary School Heads in Leicester West to discuss the achievements of our children & young people during Covid-19, as well as what more support they need to succeed & thrive in future. This was such a positive and inspiring […]

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Liz attends African Heritage Alliance discussion

16/02/2021

In January I joined the Director of Public Health, Ivan Browne and others at a meeting of the African Heritage Alliance to discuss the vaccine roll out in Leicester. When taking age into account analysis shows that, Black people are more than 4 times more likely to die from COVID-19 […]

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Liz meets with Care Workers

14/01/2021

Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner and I recently met with UNISON members in Middlesbrough and South Tyneside to hear directly from the frontline workers about the appalling pressures and challenges they face and what more needs to be done. The Government must take immediate action to protect social care and […]

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Liz marks Leicester Business Festival

16/11/2020

I recently held a virtual event with the Federation for Small Businesses (FSB) and local business owners to mark Leicester Business festival and discuss the immediate and long term challenges facing small businesses in Leicester. It was great to hear from the business owners, to discuss the problems they have […]

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Liz visits local schools

07/10/2020

In recent weeks I have visited two of our fantastic schools, New College and Parks Primary in the New Parks area, to see what measures they have put in place to protect students and staff as well as ask what more I can do to help and support them. You […]

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Leicester’s Local Lockdown

16/07/2020

Today the government announced the results of its review into Leicester’s lockdown. You can read the Health Secretary’s statement here. My constituents and people across our city will be desperately disappointed that while non-essential retail can open, our hospitality sector cannot and travel restrictions still apply. I will continue to […]

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Leicester’s local lock down

29/06/2020

Getting on top of the COVID-19 spike in Leicester and protecting public health must be our first priority. I am extremely concerned about children missing school, local businesses, and jobs, but if we don’t bring infection rates down it will be worse for us all in the long run. We […]

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Liz attends anti-poverty round table event on food

26/06/2020

Earlier this week I took part in an event set up by Leicester City Council as a part of their anti-poverty strategy to discuss the impact of Covid-19 on those experiencing poverty in the city. Other attendees included members of Feeding Leicester, a group I chair. It was fascinating to […]

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Liz meets with local small businesses

22/06/2020

Last week I met with the Federation for Small Businesses (FSB) and several of their members to discuss the support they and the wider East Midlands economy need. It was fascinating to hear the first-hand accounts of how individual businesses have been affected by the crisis and what they feel […]

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Liz attends “Care for a Cuppa”

10/06/2020

Today I attended a “Care for a Cuppa” event hosted by Carers UK. I’d like to say a huge thanks to everyone who joined the event. The pressure and stress of looking after a sick, elderly or disabled relative during Covid-19 has been huge and families need far more attention […]

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Liz’s latest column for the Leicester Mercury

15/05/2020

In my Leicester Mercury column this month, I talk about the unfolding tragedy in social care. The Office for National Statistics says that 5,890 people have so far died from Covid-19 in care homes, up until the week ending 24 April. That’s more than a third of all deaths from […]

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