On Tuesday 12 November, Labour forced a debate in the House of Commons to try and get the Government to repeal their bedroom tax. I’m sorry to say that the Tories and Lib Dems won the vote and they chose to keep this deeply unfair policy. I’ve seen firsthand the […]
My research has revealed that pensioners face paying £150,000 for residential care before they hit the so-called ‘cap on care costs’. The average national figure to be funded by pensioners is more than double the £72,000 which Minsters have claimed. Here in the East Midlands, pensioners will face paying more than £190,000 before they […]
Liz comments on Labour research that shows the elderly face much higher bills for care than the proposed cap. You can read the story on the Express, Evening Standard and BBC websites.
On November 8th, I met residents at Quadrant House – a complex of flats with extra support to help older people stay living independently. The residents told me they are very concerned about proposals to change the way their personal alarms are funded. They are worried that people will struggle […]
Liz visits Eileen Avenue in Abbey to demand action over the parking chaos. You can read more here.
Bridge House provides safe and secure accommodation for women and children who’ve had to flee their homes because of domestic violence. This excellent project is run by Action Homeless, a charity that supports around 600 people in Leicester every year. One of the young women I met, Becky, told me […]
Last week I met with residents on Eileen Avenue, off Abbey Lane, to receive a petition asking the Council to put double yellow lines on their street. Mussa Limbada, Ali Hussaini and Harshid Sutaria told me they are really fed up with the problems caused by vehicles parking at […]
I’ve backed a campaign by the Foxes Trust to get Leicester City’s King Power Stadium officially listed as an asset of community value. I’m delighted that Leicester City Council have approved this application, which will allow fans time to put together a bid to buy the stadium themselves in the event […]
On 30th October, Leicester City Council’s Planning and Development Control Committee approved plans to develop two authorised traveller sites on Greengate Lane (6 pitches) and Red Hill Way (10 pitches). I know these proposals were opposed by the majority of my constituents, which is why I made the strongest possible […]
Leicester Mercury’s opinion piece on authorised traveller sites highlights the concerns Liz has been raising on behalf of her constituents. You can read it here.
Improving local provision of health and social care is a key priority for me as a constituency MP. In my national role as the Shadow Minister for Care and Older People, I am also leading Labour’s health and care policy review. I set up the Leicester West Health and Social […]
You can read Liz’s response to the news that Cuneyt Koyuncuoglu who has been targeted by anti social behaviour, has been offered a new place to live here
