This week, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation published a deeply worrying report which found that around 3.8 million people, including around 1 million children, experienced destitution in 2022 – where they are unable to meet their most basic physical needs to stay warm, dry, clean and fed. It is a damning […]
Today I met with the High Commissioner of India Vikram Doraiswami to talk about strengthening the long and deep bonds between India and the UK. We discussed building our trade relationships, including in Leicester, and how technology can help transform Government services.
Earlier this month I visited Leicester’s Job Centre on Wellington Street and spoke to the work coaches for the over 50s and for the young unemployed, and their disability advisers to find out how they are trying to help people find work and to encourage employers to provide more support […]
Figures released this month show that employment levels are still not back to pre-Covid levels, unemployment is rising, and there are now 2.6 million people out of the workforce due to long-term sickness – a record high. There are real problems for the over 50s, especially women, who cannot work […]
There could not be a clearer symbol of Tory failure than children being sent home from school because of crumbling concrete. Yet this sadly does not come as a surprise. Over 180 times the Tories ignored Labour warnings over the state of our school buildings and one of their […]
2.6m people are now out of work due to long-term sickness – a record high – with many citing mental health problems. And so I was so pleased to visit Leicester’s new Neighbourhood Mental Health Café this morning to meet with staff and hear from those visiting this invaluable service […]
On Thursday 7th September I held a community meeting at St Patrick’s Church for residents in the Parker Drive area. Huge thanks to Leicester police for coming along. Lots of issues were raised including anti social behaviour, traffic problems, NHS staff shortages/GP access and more. I will be writing back […]
I am honoured to have been asked by Keir Starmer to take on the important role of Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in the Shadow Cabinet. I looking forward to working with our great Labour Party team to deliver the change our country desperately needs.
Hearing from local organisations is really important to me. That’s why on Friday I was pleased to pop down to visit local businesses in Beaumont Leys. I spent the afternoon hearing directly from organisations on Astill Lodge Road and Home Farm about how they are getting on and the challenges […]
Thanks to all of the residents who came to my coffee evening in Heathley Park last week. At the meeting, serious concerns were raised about crime and anti social behaviour which I’ll be raising with local police and city council. The meeting was packed out and I was pleased that […]
On Wednesday, I was invited to be a guest on the panel for this week’s ‘Peston’. Also on the panel was Conservative Jake Berry MP with interviews given by Sir Tony Blair, Jeremy Corbyn, and Education Secretary Gillian Keegan. If you missed it, you can watch the programme back here […]
I was delighted to give an interview to the House Magazine this week – talking to my parents about death, reclaiming politics as a force for good … and Bjorn Borg! You can read the interview in full here: https://www.politicshome.com/thehouse/article/liz-kendall-interview-labour-1997-care-nhs
