I’m campaigning for more affordable housing in Leicester West – including building more social housing – and a fair deal for people who are private renters.
That includes action on the cost of living… 🍽️ Free School Meals for half a million children 🧑⚕️ Freezing prescription charges 🚌 Bus fares capped at £3 🌞Upgrading millions of homes through the Warm Homes Plan, saving families and pensioners up to £600 off bills Investing in the British […]
This week in parliament MPs debated the Building Safety Bill. The Bill is a response to the tragic fire at Grenfell Tower in which 72 people lost their lives. After the horror of Grenfell, the Government and industry must take shared responsibility to make all buildings safe and ensure […]
Yesterday, I hosted a virtual meeting to discuss housing and social care. I was joined by labour councillors, charities working in social care and care providers. It was a really interesting discussion on how we improve the quality and availability of homes for older and disabled people. Some of the […]
I am so pleased to see that Kirk Walk in Braunstone Frith has finally been resurfaced. Jean Weston, a local resident, had a bad fall because of the terrible state of the path but thanks to relentless campaigning by local stalwart Joe Carroll, backed by our Western ward Councillors, it’s […]
I recently met with Alicia Kennedy, the Director of Generation Rent, an organisation that campaigns to make sure that the voices of private renters are heard by landlords, by policymakers, and by politicians. I am really looking forward to a new awareness campaign, Renters Rights Awareness Week, which will run […]
I appeared on Peston to discuss the latest announcements from the Government. In particular, the Government have recently announced an additional £3.5bn to remove cladding from high rise buildings over 18m tall, following the disaster at Grenfell in 2017. This has been sold as an ‘exceptional intervention’ by the […]
Yesterday I joined Emma Saunders, the East Midlands representative of the Labour Campaign for Council Housing, and a local Labour Party member, in Parliament. The Labour Campaign for Council Housing are calling for Labour’s next manifesto to include 155,000 social rented homes a year, with at least 100,000 of these […]
Every Friday I like to get out and about speaking to local people about any issues or concerns they have. On Friday I held my latest coffee morning at the Manor House Community Centre. Lots of residents came along and we discussed many issues including Brexit, NHS and school funding, […]
I am extremely proud to have signed Leicester’s Homelessness Charter. The Charter brings together organisations from right across the city, including charities, businesses, the City Council, health services, the police and faith groups, to commit to work together to tackle homelessness. The number of people sleeping rough in our city […]