On Friday 13th May, I attended the launch of Community Advice and Law Service’s (CALS) new Benefit Welfare Advice Service. The new service has been funded by The Severn Trent Trust Fund to help CALS provide free specialist advice on welfare benefits and support with appeals. This has come at […]
On Friday 29th April I visited Shaftesbury Junior School to join in with their ‘Backing the Blues’ day in support of Leicester City Football Club. I also met with the School Council to talk about my role as an MP. I’m so proud of the Foxes, their fans and how […]
I recently held a meeting with workers at Samworth Brothers’, a major employer in my constituency, to discuss changes to their contracts including cuts to premium payments for night, weekend and overnight shifts. The next day, I met with some of the Directors at Samworth Brothers to raise my serious […]
The Carers Centre is a fantastic charity that provides support and advice to unpaid family carers in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. On Thursday 28th April I took part in a Question and Answer session with carers as part of the Centre’s 25th Anniversary celebrations. We discussed a range of topics […]
The Mighty Creatives is a fantastic organisation that helps young people develop creative skills and set up their own businesses, including with funding from the European Union. I met Emily Bolton, who runs a creative dance company called Moving Together. She told me that the support she’s had from The […]
You may be aware of the work I’ve been doing with Wastecycle to address resident’s concerns about the site’s operation in Abbey ward. One of the major problems raised was the amount of traffic from HGV’s accessing the site on Thurcaston Road and Wesley Street. Belgrave St Peter’s CE Primary […]
As part of Britain Stronger In Europe’s ‘Small Business Week’, I visited Vision Pharmacy on the Narborough Road to talk to the manager, Sohail Amjed, about our membership of the EU. Sohail told me that leaving the EU would cause real uncertainty for his business, and that he was concerned […]
On Friday 22nd April I visited Inglehurst Junior School to take part in their celebration assembly and talk to the students about my role as an MP. I also had a tour of the school and met with their Headteacher, Mr Bullock. I am really proud of the hard work […]
I recently visited Walkers snacks and met with three of their apprentices, Kira, Kaifer and Liam, to see how they have been getting on with their training and managing the challenge of balancing work and college. Apprenticeships give young people fantastic opportunities to get the skills and qualifications they need to […]
I spoke to BBC Radio Leicester about the changes workers at Samworth Brothers in Leicestershire are facing, which could see their pay cut. People have been promised a pay rise, with the increase in the minimum wage, but what appears to be happening is that cuts to bonuses, bank holiday […]
On Thursday 21st April Liz was on ITV Central Lobby making the case for staying in the EU. You can watch it here.
Last week, I joined in with Google’s interactive assembly teaching students at Slater Primary School about keeping safe online. The assembly taught the children about thinking before they share anything online, using strong passwords to protect their stuff, checking a website is real before giving out their details and respecting […]
