I was very proud to stand alongside so many amazing young people at Leicester’s Climate Strike last week. You can watch my short video about the event here.
I recently met with Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust to discuss their campaign for a “Wilder Future”. It was great to discuss their ideas to encourage wildlife in urban areas and what local and national politicians can do to help. You can read more here.
On Friday 20th September I attended an event to celebrate the construction of a new mental health inpatient unit for children and young people alongside many local NHS staff, like Consultant Psychiatrist Alvina Ali and Senior Matron Danica Izycki. The new center will have 15 beds with their own bathrooms, including 5 for […]
I recently visited Inglehurst Junior School where they were learning about the UN’s Global Goals for a better world by 2030. It was wonderful to see how our schools are encouraging our young people to make positive changes. Drew and Darcey gave me some excellent letters asking for action […]
The Government’s got it wrong on grammars. They are wrong to claim that expanding grammar schools will help the poorest children, who are less likely to get into grammar schools, less likely to do well even if they do, and fall further behind better-off children if they don’t. Instead of […]
Yesterday, I questioned the Government about its Brexit plans. I campaigned to stay in the EU, but it’s right that we accept the result of the referendum. I’m determined to do my best to hold the Government to account and ensure we get the best possible deal for people in […]
As your local MP, I want to hear what you think about local mental health services and how we can make Leicester a healthier place to live. You can let me know your ideas and experiences by taking part in my quick survey, so we can start a proper conversation […]
I gave the keynote speech at this year’s Reform dinner. I talked about the underlying reasons for the EU referendum vote and the reforms that are needed in our country, now more than ever before. Here is what I said:
Yesterday I visited Leicester’s new Sexual Assault Referral Centre, also known as Juniper Lodge, to find out more about the work it does. More than 60 victims were referred to the centre last month and one in three women experience physical or sexual violence, often from an intimate partner. It can happen […]
My latest Leicester Mercury column is about our fight to save the children’s heart surgery unit at Glenfield. You can read it here: http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/why-we-must-save-glenfield-hospital-s-children-s-heart-unit-by-liz-kendall/story-29538169-detail/story.html
I today called on the Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to intervene in the decision by the NHS to close the region’s only children’s heart surgery unit at Leicester’s Glenfield Hospital. You can watch my interview with ITV here: http://www.itv.com/news/central/update/2016-07-11/leicester-mp-liz-kendall-fights-to-keep-heart-surgery-unit-in-region/
Today, NHS England announced that they want to close Glenfield’s children’s heart surgery unit. This makes absolutely no sense when Glenfield has some of the best clinical outcomes of any unit in the country. The decision will also put at risk our world leading ECMO service, which is the largest […]
