On Tuesday 12th February I gave a speech at a conference hosted by Reform on “Building the new NHS”, in which I spoke about ensuring patients and the public are at the heart of NHS and social care services. You can read my speech here: Liz Kendall MP’s speech […]
The average person in social care will not benefit from the Government’s plan to raise the cap on care home costs to £75,000, Labour has warned. You can read Liz’s comments about this in the Guardian here.
The government is due to announce its plan to cap the amount elderly people in England have to pay for social care at £75,000.You can read Liz’s response to their plans on the BBC website here.
Liz warns Government’s social care plans will not help families struggling now. You can read Liz’s comments on this issue in the Guardian here.
Liz has organised a jobs fair to try to help unemployed constituents. The fair will take place on Thursday 14th February at New Parks community centre from 11am to 3pm. You can read more about it here.
I recently held the first meeting of a new Leicester West Business Forum, which I’ve set up to hear directly from businesses in my constituency about the challenges they face and the action they need to help them grow and thrive. 30 local businesses came along to the meeting, which […]
In her regular Leicester Mercury column, Liz talks about the need to back local businesses and jobs. To read more click here.
On 5th February Liz voted in favour of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill. You can read more about it here.
On February 8th, I met a group of residents at the Quadrant – a complex of 37 flats that help older people stay living independently. They raised a number of concerns with me including problems with the heating in their flats and the state of the patios, which they are […]
When I was at the Quadrant one of the residents, Clive Calow, told me about the help he is getting from a brilliant new telecare service. Clive has COPD and diabetes. Every morning he taps in answers to a series of questions on the computer screen about how he is […]
I’m backing New College School’s bid for funding from Sport England to become a Sports Village. The school wants to develop top class facilities for hockey, football, ruby and other sports which can be used by the local community, residents across the city, and the East Midlands region as a […]
I recently visited Liberty House in Braunstone Frith, which provides supported living for teenage mothers. I heard about how the support young mums receive – such as advice on work and training, plus help with essential life skills like cooking, cleaning and budgeting – was giving them the confidence to […]
