On Saturday 11 April I launched Labour’s health and care manifesto alongside Ed Miliband and Andy Burnham in Pudsey. Labour’s plan will promote good health and help to prevent ill health. We will join up health and care services to help people to stay living independently in their own […]
Labour’s maternity care pledge will mean one-to-one care for each woman, leading to safer births, fewer caesareans, less postnatal depression and a better start in life for babies. http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/apr/11/women-labour-miliband-callthe-midwife-mother-birth
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02nxvch
Labour will guarantee personalised one-to-one care from a midwife for every woman during labour and childbirth. This will help more women have safe births and help to give babies the best possible start in life.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2015-32263507
The New Statesman’s profile piece on Liz
Liz answering readers’ questions about care and older people in Take a Break Magazine
Liz launches Matt Turmaine’s general election campaign in Watford
The Guardian’s profile piece on Liz
On 6 April Liam Byrne, shadow minister for universities, science and skills, and I guest-edited LabourList on the topic of technology. We looked at how we can make the most of advances in technology, using it to bring about profound social and economic change. It’s vital that everyone has the […]
Lisa Nandy, shadow civil society minister, and I have written a chapter for Compass’ latest pamphlet, ‘Finding our Voice – Making the 21st Century State’. We argue that it’s important for politicians to trust people, giving them more power to shape the public services they use, so that services can […]
Impact Nottingham’s coverage of Liz at the Nottingham Citizens’ hustings
On 24 March I represented Labour at the Citizens UK election rally in Nottingham, where I outlined Labour’s plans for social care. A Labour government will be on the side of care workers, calling time on 15 minute care visits, ensuring they are paid for travel time, ensuring proper training […]
