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Liz responds to news that Leicester is in Tier 2 of lockdown restrictions

13/10/2020

I spoke to BBC East Midlands Today about the news that Leicester has been put into Tier 2 of the Government’s new lockdown restrictions. While I’m pleased that people in Leicester can finally meet family and friends in private gardens, this will become a challenge as winter approaches […]

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Liz calls for family members to be treated as key workers

13/10/2020

I spoke to Holly and Phil on This Morning last week about the urgent need for family visits to resume in care homes. Labour are calling for family visitors to be treated as ‘key workers’, with access to regular testing and PPE, to recognise the role family members have […]

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Leicester MPs demand answers on local lockdown

07/10/2020

On 30 June, non-essential retail in Leicester was asked to shut. 100 days later, the people of Leicester are still in a local lockdown. People are unable to meet in private houses and gardens, and are not allowed to visit their loved ones in care homes. We now […]

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Liz calls for testing for family visitors to care homes

06/10/2020

Today I asked the Minister for Care to treat families with relatives in care homes as ‘key workers’ with regular testing, and to lift the blanket ban on care home visits in local lockdown areas. Visits from loved ones are essential to the health of care home residents. That’s […]

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Liz writes to Boohoo’s shareholders

05/10/2020

Following the investigation into Boohoo’s factories in Leicester, I have written to Boohoo’s biggest shareholders demanding that they take action. Boohoo’s shareholders have said they support responsible investing. If they are committed to this, they need to join me in calling for the resignation of the Chief Executive and Chair […]

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Labour demand 24hr test results for care workers

05/10/2020

Care homes have reported waiting up to three weeks for test results. This paints a deeply worrying picture of the spread of coronavirus in care homes, and Ministers need to get on top of these problems. We need a guarantee that all care homes will receive their test results in […]

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Care homes facing closure crisis as empty beds double amid Covid pandemic

01/10/2020

I spoke to ITV News about the dramatic rise in empty beds in care homes. The Prime Minister promised to fix the crisis in social care over a year ago, and yet plans for long-term Care reform are nowhere to be seen. The Government must bring forward these reform as […]

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Care home coronavirus outbreaks cast doubt on official PHE data

30/09/2020

The UK’s largest care home provider has reported Covid-19 outbreaks in 70 of its facilities. We need accurate information about infection rates in care homes, in order to understand the full scale of this pandemic. Read my response and more on the story in The Guardian.

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Unpaid carers spending 92 million hours looking after relatives with dementia

29/09/2020

Liz has responded to a new report from Alzheimer’s Society. The report shows that families have been forced to increase their caring responsibilities a lot since March. You can read the article online, and read the Alzheimer’s Society report on their website.

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Liz visits New College Leicester

25/09/2020

I visited New College Leicester today to discuss the measures they’ve put in place to keep students safe from coronavirus. Watch BBC East Midlands Today’s coverage of the story above.

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Leicester MPs respond to Independent Inquiry into Boohoo

25/09/2020

I have published a statement, alongside Jon Ashworth MP and Claudia Webbe MP, responding to the independent review into the Boohoo Group’s Leicester supply chain. Boohoo commissioned this from Allison Levitt QC, as a result of a Sunday Times investigation into exploitation in Boohoo’s factories. The review found that Boohoo […]

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Liz reflects on six months of lockdown

24/09/2020

I spoke to BBC East Midlands Today about the impact that lockdown has had on Leicester over the past six months. When many areas of the country were preparing to re-open their hospitality sector and non-essential businesses, our city was put into an extended lockdown, with no idea when […]

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