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Liz fights for a real plan for social care

15/09/2021

Since Parliament came back after the summer, the biggest issue has been the Government’s ‘NHS and social care levy’ (a 1.25% increase in National Insurance Contributions) which they claim will fix the crisis in social care. The two key tests for the Tories about this proposal are: will it work, […]

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Care sector facing its worst ever staffing crisis, survey for ITV News finds

02/09/2021

Even before the pandemic there were over 100,000 vacancies in social care, and Covid-19 has made the situation even worse. Unless ministers grip this problem, thousands of elderly and disabled people will be forced to go without the basic help they need to do things like get up, washed, dressed […]

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Status of some UK citizens vaccinated overseas still not recognised by NHS

04/08/2021

Ministers have failed to meet their promise that those vaccinated abroad but registered with a GP in England and Wales would be able to get a Covid pass. This is yet another case of ministers over-promising and then failing to deliver, leaving many people still unable to obtain a Covid […]

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Government denies travel rule system is ‘rudderless’ after data body chief quits

03/08/2021

The Head of the Joint Biosecurity Centre has now left their role during a key time for the Government’s COVID-19 response. This critical post is vacant at a time when the JBC advice is more important than ever. The government has left this crucial body without a captain as we […]

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Government makes NHS Covid app less sensitive following ‘pingdemic’ concerns

03/08/2021

The Government has allowed infections to spiral out of control, leaving hundreds of thousands of people forced to self-isolate every day, their response is not to drive down infections but instead quietly change the app that helps to keep us safe. This is yet another Covid U-turn from ministers at a […]

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Liz appears on BBC Newscast

26/07/2021

I appeared on BBC’s Newscast last week to discuss the last few months in politics. As Shadow Social Care Minister, I spoke about Boris Johnson’s promise to fix the crisis in social care – a promise he made over two years ago. Despite the Prime Minister saying he had a […]

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Liz supporting family carers

23/07/2021

Today I spoke in a Westminster Hall Debate on behalf of the Labour Party on unpaid carers. I argued that in the century of ageing, we cannot build a better future for our country without transforming social care, and unpaid family carers must be at the heart of these […]

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Boris Johnson Delays Social Care Plan Until Autumn After Ministers ‘Pinged’ For Covid

20/07/2021

After more than a decade in power – and two years after the Prime Minister made a clear promise on the steps of Downing Street, we are still no closer to seeing a plan to ‘fix the crisis in social care.’ Every day the Government delays their plans for fixing […]

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Liz appears on BBC East Midlands Politics

19/07/2021

Yesterday I appeared on BBC East Midlands Politics to talk about the big issues of the week. We discussed the July 19 re-opening, and football, and the rumours that the Prime Minister will bring forward his social care reform plans. As Shadow Social Care Minister, this is an important topic […]

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‘Back is killing, I stink of smoke, can’t afford petrol and no-one I visit knows my name’

19/07/2021

After everything they’ve been through during this awful pandemic, it beggars belief that care workers still cant afford the basics of daily living like petrol to get to work and putting food on the table. Our care staff do some of the most important work in society and deserve far, […]

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Hancock publicly promised care home testing against advice, officials claim

19/07/2021

It’s concerning that the former Health Secretary made promises to care home residents and families that went against the advice of his own health experts. When the Government finally launches its public inquiry into their handling of the coronavirus pandemic, it must be absolutely clear about what advice Ministers received, […]

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Sajid Javid warned ‘families have heard enough excuses’ on social care

13/07/2021

The new Health Secretary said he would lay out the ‘general direction’ for social care reform this year. The Government have had over a decade to set out the ‘general direction’ of their social care reforms, yet have repeatedly failed to do so. Social care staff, users and their families […]

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