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.
On 6th March I had the pleasure of being work shadowed by Mikaila Martin, a 12 year old pupil from Beaumont Leys School. Mikaila wants to be an MP, so I invited her to spend a day with me as part of International Women’s Day, the theme of which this […]
In her regular Leicester Mercury column, Liz talks about the skills that are needed to get on in work. You can read Liz’s column here.
On Sunday 12 January I was on the BBC’s Sunday Politics in the East Midlands alongside the Conservative MP for Sherwood, Mark Spencer. We talked about the potential job losses from local authorities in the region, how we address the serious issue of problem gambling, and the priorities of our constituents […]
The 7th December was the first “Small Business Saturday” to take place in the UK. It coincided with one of the busiest shopping days of the year. To mark the occasion, I joined Leicester South MP, Jon Ashworth, as we shadowed a market trader and helped sell fruit and veg. […]
Leicester Mercury’s opinion piece on on business rate reform highlights the concerns Liz has been raising on behalf of her constituents. You can read it here.
On 27th November I had the pleasure of meeting a group of youth work and community development students from De Montfort University, who came to visit the Houses of Parliament as part of their studies in social policy and politics. We had a very interesting discussion about the future of […]
I recently visited Park’s Primary School, to see the work they do as part of their ‘Aspirations Week’. The teachers had put on a brilliant range of activities, for children of all ages. For example, there was a ‘Vets clinic’ for the youngest pupils, using toy animals. The older pupils […]
We desperately need more good quality, affordable housing in Leicester West. So I was delighted to visit a new development of 28 new homes on Crawford Close that’s being built by Westleigh and the East Midlands Housing Group. The development includes 11 two bedroom houses, which are in really short […]
I recently went to the Mark Group to meet some of their newest employees, who were recruited following my latest Jobs Fair in Beaumont Leys. They told me that they’d been trying to find the right role and that my Jobs Fair had given them the break they really needed. […]
Unemployment takes a huge toll on families and communities in my constituency. For young people, getting that first break can mean the difference between a fulfilling career and a life on benefits. Under this Government, we’re seeing the slowest economic recovery for 100 years and getting a job is […]
Students from Glebelands primary recently came on a tour of the Palace of Westminster organised by the Parliament Education Service, which works with schools to support young people’s understanding of democracy. I met with the pupils to talk to them about what I do as the MP for Leicester West […]
Liz says the policies announced at Labour’s Party Conference this year will help people on low and middle incomes, in all parts of the country. You can read her article here.
