Today, I spoke to the National Children and Adult Services Conference alongside our Shadow Secretary of State for Education, Kate Green MP. This event brings together Directors of Children’s and Adult Social Services from councils across England, to discuss common issues and hear from experts in this area. Ahead of […]
My partner and I are delighted to announce that we will be having a baby in the new year through surrogacy. It has been a really difficult time getting here, so we feel unbelievably lucky and happier than we ever imagined. We will be eternally grateful to our surrogate for […]
I spoke to BBC Radio Leicester about the real concerns that Labour have with the Government’s proposals on care costs. At a time when we have terrible frontline staff shortages, that family carers are being pushed to breaking point, and that disabled people can’t get the help they need to […]
Earlier today I spoke with Gloria de Piero on GB News about the Government’s proposed changes to the cap on care costs. Right now, ordinary people are seeing a rise in their taxes, without seeing anything back for it. They are not seeing a single extra minute of care for […]
New analysis by Labour shows that two thirds of poorer home owners will have to pay more towards their care under Boris Johnson’s new proposals. The Tories are imposing a punishing tax hike on ordinary working people that does nothing to ensure more people get the care they need or […]
Boris Johnson’s tax hike on working people won’t “fix the crisis in social care” or stop elderly people with low or modest savings from having to sell their homes to pay for care. But it will protect the homes of the wealthiest. I’ve written for the Mirror about why Labour […]
Yesterday, the Government snuck out a change on the cap on care costs. I’m disappointed but unsurprised that they did not announce this to MPs. Those on low and modest incomes will end up paying more for their care – this is unfair, and older people deserve more. I raised […]
Yesterday I spoke to BBC News about the new details we have discovered about how the cap on care costs will work. This small print, snuck out under a cloud of Tory sleaze, shows how much of a con the Prime Minister’s so-called ‘cap on care costs’ really is. We […]
The Government have today published the details of how their so-called cap on care costs will work. This small print, sneaked out today under a cloud of Tory sleaze, shows Boris Johnson’s so-called cap on care costs is an event bigger con than we initially thought. We already know most […]
Today we say thank you to everyone who has served, and continues to serve in our armed forces. They are the very best of Britain and we honour and remember them. “All they hoped for, all they had, they gave to save mankind – themselves they scorned to save.”
Last night I appeared on ITV’s Peston to talk about COP26, and importantly, standards in public life. I’m really worried that what we’ve seen from Conservative MPs this week is merely the tip of the iceberg. It’s not just about lobbying – it’s about dirty money in politics, and cash […]
I was honoured to join Care Talk Live and the Social Care Institute for Excellence‘s Conference, “From New Normal to New Future”. Care Talk is a magazine exclusively for those working in social care, and aims to promote and celebrate positive stories in care. The Social Care Institute for Excellence […]
