On Monday 6th November I was the Guest of the Day on BBC’s Daily Politics, where I discussed the Paradise Papers, the EU Withdrawal Bill and Sexual Harassment in Westminster. I repeated my calls for every political party to have an independent reporting system so that victims of abuse have […]
I was delighted to meet with last year’s Slater Primary School council members on Friday. They told me about all the work they had done in achieving their Bronze status in the Food for Life awards. Not only did they work with the teachers in learning about healthier food and […]
Enstruct training in Leicester West have recently opened a new training facility and I was delighted to go along on Friday and see the new workshop and meet some of the young people who were working there. Enstruct is a fabulous local company who give young people a chance at […]
To mark the start of National HIV testing week, on Friday I popped along to LASS in Leicester to have a free and confidential HIV test. It’s time that the stigma that surrounds HIV, and testing for HIV, ended. National HIV Testing Week is an important time to dispel the […]
On Thursday 2nd November I met with the staff at Sunflowers Nursery in Braunstone Park. The high quality early years services are vital for child development & helping parents get into work. The Nursery have recently been fighting to stay open following proposals to change the use of one of […]
Yesterday I met with the Community Advice and Law Service (CALS) in Leicester City Centre. They are a fantastic organisation which provide free advice on housing, benefits & debt to people throughout the city. CALS can be contacted on 0116 242 1120 and found at 1st Floor, Epic House, Charles […]
On Friday I visited Forest Lodge Academy where I joined students who were taking part in the Premier League Reading Stars project – a project run by Leicester City Football Club. The ‘Premier League Primary Stars’ programme brings together football and literacy with a range of classes and activities which […]
I recently met with charity Action Against Medical Accidents, which is seriously concerned about Government proposals to limit the legal costs and damages for clinical negligence cases. The plans would mean serious cases involving older people, child death or stillbirth would be impossible to take forward. It would also prevent hospitals […]
Over recent weeks appalling cases of sexual harassment, abuse and assault have come to light in Westminster and other parts of political life. Parliament needs to act on these serious issues, and so too do political parties. On 30th October I asked the House of Commons Leader to support making […]
On Monday 30th October, I met Year 5 and Year 6 students from Slater Primary School in Parliament. They asked me lots of interesting questions and talked me through their ideas for national campaigns on issues like homelessness and support for vulnerable people. It’s always great to welcome students and […]
On 29th October I was a guest on BBC’s Sunday Politics East Midlands. On the show I discussed what needs to be done to solve the country’s deeply unbalanced economy and ensure the East Midlands sees more growth, the huge real concerns local farmers have about a “no deal” Brexit, […]
On 25th October I spoke in Labour’s Opposition Day debate on social care. Our population is ageing, more people need help and support and our care services desperately need additional money. However any political party that comes up with a viable answer can expect their plans to be destroyed by […]
