I recently met Karen Gavin, a local constituent in Western Park and Parkinson’s UK to discuss their campaign for more Specialist Parkinson’s Nurses. Specialist Nurses make a huge difference by helping patients better manage their condition, and save the NHS money by reducing the number of times people have to […]
I recently delivered a speech at a seminar for the think tank REFORM as part of my job as a shadow health minister. INTRODUCTION The argument I want to make today is that the title of this session – ‘the competitive hospital’ – is really the wrong issue to be […]
Last week I took part in a special event on diabetes in the House of Commons. I joined other MPs to take a Type 2 diabetes test, to help raise awareness about the need for public testing for the condition. An estimated 1 million people in the UK may have […]
Liz accuses Education Secretary Michael Gove of misleading pupils, parents and teachers as Leicester’s school building programme faces 40% cuts.
Liz join’s judging panel for LeicestHERday Jubilee Awards to celebrate the achievements of hard working women across Leicestershire.
Liz will meet staff working for the Land Registry office as Government attempts privatisation.
Liz has joined Labour’s Frontbench team as a Shadow Health Minister.
Liz has been appointed honorary Vice President of Leicester and Leicestershire Neighbourhood Watch Association
It will take time for people to absorb the full impact of last week’s Spending Review, but the scale of the Tory-LibDem cuts is now clear. Leicester Council’s budget has been cut by almost a third. Leicestershire police face a 20 per cent cut. The NHS, which is supposedly ‘protected’, […]
I fully support Leicester Council’s application to ban the English Defence League’s march in Leicester on Saturday 9th October, and I’m pleased that the Home Secretary has now authorised a ban on all marches in the city centre this weekend. However, it’s likely that the EDL will still go ahead […]
On Saturday, Ed Miliband became the leader of the Labour Party. I know Ed will be a great leader and that everyone will unite behind him. No-one wants Labour to be split or divided – that’s one lesson we’ve definitely learnt from the past. In his first speech as leader, […]
I’ve been in active and regular contact with the City Council and police since the English Defence League announced their intention to march in Leicester. Now that the EDL have applied to Leicestershire Constabulary to march in the city on Saturday 9th October, I am strongly urging the Council to […]
