Susie Burpee, Author at Liz Kendall

Liz interviewed by BBC Radio Leicester about family visits to care homes

12/11/2020

Families need to be put at the heart of our care system. I want to make sure they all get the support they need and deserve. I spoke to BBC Radio Leicester this morning about why it’s so important that after eight months, families should be able to […]

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Boris Johnson told to boost pay for hundreds of thousands of struggling carers

09/11/2020

Age UK’s latest report shows the immense sacrifices that care staff have made throughout this pandemic. We need a long-term plan for the care workforce as part of wider reforms to tackle the crisis in social care. The Prime Minister must bring forward a plan to reform these vital […]

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Care home visits advice impractical, say charities

05/11/2020

New care home visitor guidance has been published by the Department of Health and Social Care. I do not believe this guidance is good enough. Many care homes simply won’t be able to comply with the Government’s requirements, and so in reality thousands of families are likely to be banned […]

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Government throwing ‘lit match into a haystack’ by discharging Covid patients to care homes

30/10/2020

I spoke to The Independent about the news that some care homes have been asked to identify whether they are able to accept Covid-19 patients. Care homes have been under huge amounts of pressure throughout this pandemic. In particular, many were asked to accept Covid-19 patients who had not been […]

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City MPs demand more support for Leicester

23/10/2020

Today I’ve written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, alongside Jon Ashworth, MP for Leicester South, demanding more financial support for our city. It was announced yesterday that the Government would provide additional funding for those in Tier 2 areas, backdated until August. Leicester went into further lockdown on 30 […]

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Liz responds to Chancellor’s economic statement

23/10/2020

On Thursday, I spoke to BBC East Midlands Today about the latest changes to the Government’s support package for jobs and businesses. These changes mean that areas in Tier 2 will now be able to apply for government support, which will be backdated to August. However, Leicester has been […]

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Liz meets with Women’s Budget Group

19/10/2020

Today I met with the Women’s Budget Group – an organisation monitoring the impact of government policies on gender equality. We discussed the work they have been doing on social care, and their recent research on creating a caring economy. We agreed that care is vital to recovering the economy, […]

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Locked-down Leicester teeters on brink of despair

19/10/2020

Leicester’s lockdown should have acted as a warning to the government on how to handle increases in cases locally. Now, the rest of the country is experiencing what we went through, without a thought of those people affected, local leaders, financial support, or a working track and trace system. I […]

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Devastating toll of coronavirus lockdown on older people laid bare in report

16/10/2020

Age UK have published a series of studies highlighting the devastating toll that Covid-19 and the first lockdown has had on the elderly. As infections increase, it is vital that everything possible is done to keep older people safe and well this winter. The Government need to urgently fix […]

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Fifth of care home residents have not had Covid test since May

16/10/2020

I spoke to LBC about the Data Analysis Bureau’s latest study, which suggests that a fifth of care home residents have not been tested for Covid-19 since May. We need to sort the testing system for our care homes, for our residents and for staff. Of all the places you would […]

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Liz celebrates International Credit Union Day 2020

15/10/2020

I was pleased to work with Clockwise Credit Union to celebrate International Credit Union Day. Clockwise do wonderful work supporting people in Leicester West and across the city. They are a lifeline for many people, especially during these challenging times. Their latest report shows how Clockwise has helped thousands […]

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Liz appears on Politics Live

15/10/2020

The Government’s approach to lockdowns is not working. We need a national circuit break to tackle this virus. This will allow us to reduce rates of transmission, but also allow the country to fix the broken test, trace and isolate system. We need more local involvement in contact tracing […]

Author: Susie Burpee