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.
Greenacres in Mowmacre is a fantastic development at the end of the Great Central Railway. Backed by the Leicester City Council, Greenacres has workspaces for companies, a skills training centre and a family restaurant called ‘The Platform’. I met Jon Ord, Director of the Enable Rail Academy, which has just […]
I recently met four teachers at Fullhurst School, who are part of the Teach First scheme. Teach First trains and supports young people to become inspirational classroom leaders in low-income communities. It was brilliant to hear Molly, Alex, Dave and Tom talk about why they had joined Teach First and […]
Local employers tell me they need employees with the right skills to grow their businesses, and our future economic success depends on making sure this happens. That’s why I’m backing Labour’s plans for new, gold standard Technical Degrees. These will give young people the opportunity to progress to high-level training […]
Lidl have proposed to build a new store on Fosse Road North, which would require the demolition of what remains of St Augustine Church and the vacant Empire Pub. I’ve been working with the Fosse Ward Councillors to make sure the views of my constituents are put front and centre […]
On Monday 23rd June I had the pleasure of meeting with students from De Montfort University who came to Parliament to present politicians with their pioneering policy document “100 Ideas to Change Britain”. The students have spent the last six months coming up with policy ideas that they want the […]
On Tuesday 17th May I met a group of fantastic young people in Parliament to congratulate them on winning the Brathay Apprentice Challenge. The team representing PepsiCo, which includes a number of my constituents doing their apprenticeships in the Walkers Crisp factory, beat over 1000 other apprentices who entered the competition […]
New College school received £9m from Labour’s Building Schools for the Future programme to rebuild and refurbish its facilities. This will include new classrooms, a new block for sixth form and drama, music and community facilities. On my latest visit, Jane Brown – the Head teacher – showed me […]
I’m passionate about improving care for elderly and disabled people. Since I was elected as the MP for Leicester West, I’ve been campaigning hard to improve care standards, make sure families get the help they need, and ensure care workers get decent pay and are properly trained. So I was […]
At the latest meeting of my Leicester West Business Forum, we discussed how to help Leicester firms access the finance they need to grow and succeed. All the major banks came along as well as a number of other funding organisations. If you run a small business, Leicester City Council […]
Victoria Weston and Sahel Najib, two year 11 students at Fullhurst Community College, recently got in touch with me because they want to increase recycling in schools. They’ve been looking at this issue as part of their citizenship class and asked for my backing, which I was delighted to give […]
Babington school has been transformed in recent years and has is now recognised by Ofsted as offering an “Outstanding” level of education. These improvements are down to the strong leadershp provided by Head Teacher Denise Newsome, the tireless work of all the teachers and support staff, and the brilliant efforts […]
Ever since I was elected, one of my top priorities has been helping my constituents get the skills and jobs they need to build a better life for themselves and their families. So I’m really pleased that Labour has announced our plans for a compulsory jobs guarantee. This will make […]
