Tom Bridge, Author at Liz Kendall

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Liz votes against Government’s Withdrawal Agreement and a “no deal” Brexit

18/03/2019

On 12th March I voted against Theresa May’s Withdrawal Agreement. It isn’t what people were promised during the Referendum, it’s a worse deal than we have now, and it doesn’t answer any of the fundamental questions about our future relationship with the EU so the uncertainty facing our country will […]

Education, Homepage, Jobs, skills and training, National, Young people

Liz marks National Apprenticeship Week with award for brewery employee

07/03/2019

This week is National Apprenticeship Week and yesterday I was really pleased to present my constituent Emily Doughty with an award in Parliament for progressing through her finance apprenticeship with Everards Brewery in Glenfield. Emily began her three-year Association of Accounting Technicians apprenticeship course in October 2017. When she completes the course, […]

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Liz calls on Government to address serious problems with benefits assessments

07/03/2019

The Government has announced that from this spring disabled pensioners will no longer have to have their Personal Independence Payments (PIP) awards repeatedly reviewed unless their circumstances change. The Work and Pensions Secretary also announced her plans to merge the work capability assessment process for PIP, Employment and Support Allowance […]

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Government’s Stronger Towns Fund offers pathetic sum to the East Midlands

07/03/2019

I was hugely disappointed by the Government’s £1.6 billion Stronger Towns Fund, which is designed to boost local economies that haven’t benefited from growth. The money on offer is pathetically inadequate in the face of years of Government funding cuts forced on the most deprived parts of our country. The […]

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Liz welcomes Government move to measure food insecurity

06/03/2019

I am pleased the Government has heard our calls and agreed to measure household food insecurity as part of its annual Family Resources Survey. This follows a campaign by my colleague Emma Lewell-Buck MP to introduce her Food Insecurity Bill that I have long supported. Introducing this measurement will mean […]

Homepage, Jobs, skills and training, leicester, Supporting families

Liz responds to closure of Fox’s Glacier Mints factory

04/03/2019

I am deeply concerned that Valeo Foods UK’s Big Bear Confectionery has informed its employees of plans to close the Fox’s Glacier Mints factory on Sunningdale Road in my constituency. You can read more about the story here. This could mean more than 200 members of staff are at risk […]

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Liz questions Prime Minister on Brexit

28/02/2019

The Prime Minister has finally announced that if MPs do not approve her Brexit Withdrawal Agreement by 12 March, Parliament will be given a vote on whether the UK leaves the EU without a deal and – if that is rejected – to request that Brexit day is delayed. This […]

Education, Homepage, leicester, Young people

Liz invites Beaumont Leys pupil to Parliament

13/02/2019

On Wednesday 6th February, I was delighted to welcome Kaitlin and her teacher Niamh from Beaumont Leys School to Parliament. I first met Kaitlin when I visited her school to hear about pupil’s experiences with social media as part of an inquiry by the Science and Technology Select Committee. You […]

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Liz meets with Carers UK and Centrica in Parliament

06/02/2019

There are 100,000 people in Leicester and Leicestershire who are looking after a parent, partner, child or friend, including 8,952 in my constituency. I have long backed the calls from Carers UK for the introduction of up to 10 days of paid care leave a year. New research from Carers UK has found […]

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Liz challenges Government over knife crime

06/02/2019

Knife offences in Leicestershire have risen by 63% since 2010, yet we’ve been denied a share of £22 million funding from the Home Office’s Early Intervention Youth Fund to deliver crime prevention programmes with young people and tackle serious violence. In January I wrote to the Home Secretary to challenge […]

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Liz welcomes pupils from Glebelands Primary School to Parliament

05/02/2019

On 30th January, I was delighted to welcome Year 3, 4, 5 and 6 pupils from Glebelands Primary School to Parliament. I really enjoyed answering their questions and speaking to them about what it is like to be an MP. It’s always great to welcome students and staff from Leicester […]

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Liz questions Home Office Minister over Domestic Abuse Bill

05/02/2019

The Government has finally published its draft Domestic Abuse Bill, two years after pledging to change the law. Whilst I welcome the steps the Bill will take to reform family courts and create a commissioner for tackling violence against women and girls, I have serious concerns about a number of […]

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