Helping businesses and making sure people have got the skills and training they need to work and earn a decent living is a top priority in Leicester West.
David Cameron’s single biggest promise when he became Prime Minister was to balance the books by 2015. But we now know he has failed, as the Chancellor confirmed when delivered his final autumn statement of this Parliament. The Government is borrowing £219 billion more than they originally planned, and borrowing […]
On 12th November I had the pleasure of meeting a group of young students from Fullhurst Community College. They were visiting London as part of their psychology class – for most of them it was the first trip to the capital, and I was really pleased to be able to […]
A group of politics, economics and journalism students from De Montfort University recently came to visit Parliament as part of their studies in government and public affairs. They went on a tour, watched part of a Commons debate and met with the Speaker of the Commons to talk about his […]
I recently visited an after-school Code Club at Woodstock primary school, in Stocking Farm. This fantastic project is part of a national network of volunteer led clubs, which was started locally by Abbey Ward Councillor, Vijay Singh Riyait, who is also an IT engineer. He’s been working with teachers at […]
I recently took part in Mowmacre Hill Primary School‘s “aspirations week” by joining a group of 30 children between the ages of 7 and 11, on a tour of Leicester Town Hall. We discussed my job as their MP and what they want to be when they grow up. Mowmacre […]
To mark this year’s Living Wage Week, I visited the London Borough of Islington to celebrate the progress the Labour Council has made on ensuring care staff get fair pay. Islington has ensured that all their home care staff are paid the Living Wage, including for travel time between […]
On Wednesday 5 November I spoke in a Westminster Hall debate on the situation faced by Britain’s homecare workers. Care staff do an incredibly important job looking after older and disabled people, but they are undervalued, underpaid and undertrained. Hundreds of thousands are on zero-hours contracts and don’t even get […]
I recently visited Leicester Masaya Link in New Parks to lend my support to their new Global Learning Library, which offers a collection of books, artefacts and guidance to support teachers. In an increasingly globalised world, it’s vital that children from across Leicester West understand what goes on beyond our […]
I’m a big supporter of Minority Supplier Development UK – a Leicester based not-for-profit organisation that brings together ethnic minority businesses with corporations looking to diversify their supplier chain. Black and minority ethnic businesses play a vital role in our economy. They must be backed and supported, so they can […]
Lidl have been given permission to build a new store on Fosse Road North, which requires the demolition of what remains of St Augustine Church and the vacant Empire Pub. Alongside the local ward Councillors, Ted Cassidy and Sue Waddington, I’ve been working hard to make sure that the views […]
Ur Choice Young Peoples Project is a fantastic scheme for 13-19 year olds based in Home Farm in Beaumont Leys. I recently met some of the young people who’ve been taking part to hear about what they’ve been doing, and to answer their questions about my work as their MP. […]
“Style your Space” is a free, nine week course run by Soft touch with the support of Big Lottery, Leicester Skills Council and the Arts Council. The course helps people who are out of work to gain new skills, by doing improvements to their homes. I was really impressed with […]
