Today I met with Michael Gove to raise very serious concerns about the impact of a no-deal Brexit on food poverty in Leicester. Watch my video below:
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Liz warns no-deal Brexit could lead to rise in child poverty
It is a disgrace that 40,000 children in Leicester are now living in poverty, including almost 12,000 children here in Leicester West. That’s 40% of all children in our city. Today I held a debate in Parliament demanding action from the Tories to end this scandal, including scrapping Universal Credit, […]
Liz visits the children’s heart surgery unit at Glenfield Hospital
It’s almost 2 years since we won our campaign to save the children’s heart surgery unit at Glenfield Hospital. I visited the service again today to talk to NHS staff and patients, and to hear about the improvements that are being made. I am particularly proud that the unit has […]
Liz questions Michael Gove about the impact of a no-deal Brexit on the food industry and foodbanks
As Chair of Feeding Leicester I am extremely concerned about the impact of a no-deal Brexit on the cost and availability of food, especially for people who are already struggling to make ends meet. I challenged Michael Gove about this in the House of Commons, in particular how on earth […]
Liz signs letter to PM demanding robust action against any Israeli annexation of occupied Palestinian Territory
Last week the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he intends to annex the Jordan Valley, as well as Israeli settlements that have themselves been built in breach of the Fourth Geneva convention, if he is returned to office as a result of the current general election. The UN has […]
Liz stands with ASDA staff threatened with sack
ASDA workers up and down the country have been told they’ll be sacked unless they sign a new contract that cuts their overtime pay and holiday entitlements. I recently met with one of my constituents who told me that the new contract will end much of the flexibility she and […]
Liz signs letter to Prime Minister asking for protection for Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is a British-Iranian woman being held in Tehran and facing terrible human rights abuses. The UK Government seems to have lost any semblance of control over Nazanin’s case, and there is now chaos at a time when she needs competence and determination. That is why I recently co-signed […]
Liz questions the Prime Minister on what the UK is doing to fix the social care crisis
If optimism was all it takes to get things done, then 1000s would have been enjoying the recent heatwave on Boris Johnson’s Garden Bridge or jetting off on their holidays from Boris Island Airport. As it is, people need real solutions to their problems. That’s why I recently asked the […]
Liz appears as a guest on BBC Sunday Politics East Midlands
I was recently a guest on the BBC’s East Midlands Sunday Politics. On the show I talked about how damaging a no-deal Brexit would be for businesses, jobs and public services in our region. I also discussed the issue of inequality and the need for greater action on climate change. […]
Liz backs 80 charities calling for better support for disabled people
I recently attended an event in Parliament hosted by the Disability Benefits Consortium (DBC), an organisation which represents 80 national disability organisations. At this event, the DBC launched a report which shows that disabled people have been hit four times harder than non-disabled people by benefit cuts over the last […]
Liz calls for bold vision for the future of social care
On July 11th I spoke at a Resolution Foundation event on tackling the crisis in social care alongside the Liberal Democrat MP Norman Lamb and the Conservative MP Damian Green. I argued that we must set out a bold and positive vision for social care which promotes wellbeing and connections […]
Liz votes for same sex marriage and abortion rights in Northern Ireland
On 9th July I voted to legalise same sex marriage and extend abortion rights in Northern Ireland if the Stormont Assembly has not been reconvened before October 21st. I was delighted that both amendments to the Northern Ireland (executive formation) Bill, tabled by my Labour colleagues Conor McGinn MP and […]