Last Friday I visited Little Lambs playgroup to see the children perform their Christmas carols with parents and family. We had lots of fun singing along to ‘We Wish You a Merry Christmas’ and ‘Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer’! I will continue to support the great work Lisa Marraffa is […]
I met with students on Leicester College’s Uniformed Public Services Diploma course last Friday to talk about what I do in my role as an MP. We also discussed the voting system and getting young people involved in politics. You can read more about my visit here.
Hundreds of students in Leicester West took part in my first Christmas Card Competition and on 2nd December, I visited Alderman Richard Hallam Primary School to congratulate the winner. 4 year old Siya’s design of the two penguins huddled together reminded me that we should all stay close to our […]
On Friday 2nd December, I was delighted to attend the official opening of Ward 30 – the new extension to the children’s cardiac ward at Glenfield Hospital. I am proud that despite the uncertainty about the future the staff and hospital continue to improve care. They all deserve our support […]
A cross-party group of MPs has met with NHS England in Parliament to discuss their proposals for Glenfield’s Children’s Heart Surgery Unit. The meeting – arranged by Leicester West MP Liz Kendall – included Jon Ashworth, MP for Leicester South; Nicky Morgan, MP for Loughborough; Sir Edward Garnier, MP for Harborough; Alberto Costa, MP for […]
Today I met with Leicester City of Sanctuary in Parliament to hear how the charity supports refugees who have been displaced from their homes. I met with Colleen Molloy, a volunteer at Leicester City of Sanctuary and Amjad Allowe, who is a refugee from Iraq and a qualified doctor. Amjad is struggling […]
On Friday 25th November, I met Nadia Murad, the first UN Goodwill Ambassador for the Dignity of Survivors of Human Trafficking, and winner of the prestigious Sakharov prize for work in human rights. Nadia is one of the 6,700 Yazidi women captured and enslaved by Daesh. It was a privilege […]
Last Friday, I joined students studying Parliamentary Studies at the University of Leicester to talk to them about my role as an MP. We discussed a variety of topics including the work I do in Parliament and my constituency, the recent vote to leave the UK and the recent US […]
On Tuesday 22nd November I spoke in a Commons debate about why we cannot afford to be complacent about the “achievement gap” between poor and better off children. Ensuring every child gets a great education is about more than our belief that everyone should have the chance to fulfill their […]
On Wednesday 16th November I confronted Jeremy Hunt on the funding crisis in social care. Leicester City Council has been forced to make a further £55 million of cuts on top of the £100 million it has already made, meaning vital local services have had to be cut. We need […]
My latest article for the Leicester Mercury is about the importance of Remembrance. You can read it here
This week, End Child Poverty published new figures on the level of child poverty in the UK. The report shows that in Leicester West, nearly 37% of children are living in poverty after housing costs are taken into account, and that our city is one of the worst 20 areas in the country. These are shocking figures and […]
