In his first speech as UK prime minister last summer, Boris Johnson promised to fix the crisis in social care. Yet last week’s Budget gave more focus and funding to potholes than social care. This is a serious mistake, especially with the immediate and overriding challenge facing the government: […]
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Liz appears as a guest on Sunday Politics East Midlands
I was recently a guest on the BBC’s East Midlands Sunday Politics. On the show I talked about the coronavirus, and the impact that the spread of this disease could have on social care and food banks. We also discussed the Budget, and the importance of making sure that […]
Liz responds to Budget
I’m pleased that the Chancellor announced support for businesses affected by Coronavirus and that the NHS will get whatever extra resources it needs. But there was nothing in the budget for social care. This is a serious mistake because the NHS relies on social care to get older people […]
Liz’s latest column for the Leicester Mercury
In my Leicester Mercury column this month, I talk about Leicester’s new Space Park – which will bring together the University of Leicester’s world leading space science and research with industry to seize the potential of this sector and create more than 3,000 high skill, high value jobs. For the […]
Liz celebrates International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day took place on 8th March. It’s an opportunity to celebrate women’s achievements – but also to recognise that true equality is a long way off. This year, the theme was ‘each for equal’ and how we are all individually responsible for our thoughts and actions. We can […]
Liz calls on Prime Minister to allow special migration route for care workers
Last year, the Prime Minister stood on the steps of Downing Street and promised a plan to fix the crisis in social care. So far he has done nothing – and his plan for a new immigration system could make things much worse. According to a report by Skills for […]
Liz backs campaign to end the need for foodbanks
Foodbank use has increased massively across the UK in recent years – with some Leicester-based foodbanks reporting a 30% increase in demand since the introduction of Universal Credit. The Making Ends Meet report, published by my Labour colleague Alison McGovern MP, sets out a credible plan to end the need […]
Liz calls for Universal Family Care and Leave
As our population ages we need to help families balance their work & caring responsibilities. I’m calling for Universal Family Care & Leave because families shouldn’t have to chose between holding down a job & caring for their own. Read my full speech here and watch a clip here.
Liz calls for action over continuing problems with Universal Credit in Leicester
I am deeply worried by new figures from Feeding Britain, a national charity working to alleviate and eliminate hunger across the country, which show that £560,000 was deducted from Universal Credit (UC) claims in Leicester in the month of August 2019. A little under half of that sum came in […]
Liz joins Cancer Research UK on World Cancer Day
Last week, I met with cancer patients, NHS staff and researchers at an event in Parliament to mark World Cancer Day. This is a day designed to raise awareness of cancer and to promote its prevention, detection and treatment. Every year, around 1,200 new cancer cases are diagnosed in […]
Liz takes part in Q&A with students from Glebelands Primary School
I was delighted to welcome the school council from Glebeland’s Primary School to Parliament last week. The students had a tour of the House of Commons and the House of Lords, and I joined them afterwards to answer their questions and speak to them about what it is like to […]
Liz attends Space Park Ground-Breaking Ceremony
This week I attended the official Ground-Breaking Ceremony at the new Space Park in Leicester. The park is due to provide state-of-the-art research and development facilities as well as a manufacturing plant for low cost satellites. It will bring together the University’s world leading work on space science with businesses […]