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Liz opens new constituency office

23/07/2020

My constituency office has moved from 42 Narborough Road to West End Neighbourhood Centre, Andrewes Street, Leicester LE3 5PA. My contact number and email address remain the same. Whilst my office is closed to the public in line with Government advice on Covid-19, and will remain so until it is […]

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Together we will get through this

22/07/2020

Lockdown has been a real challenge for the city of Leicester. Thank you to everyone who has worked so hard to tackle this virus, we will get through this together and come out of this stronger. Watch this video with Hindi, Arabic, Bengali, Gujarati, Polish, Punjabi, Slovak, Somali or […]

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Liz responds to the Government’s review into the Leicester lockdown

20/07/2020

The extension of lockdown in Leicester is disappointing. The Government’s handling of Leicester’s situation should be a warning for other areas. Even now, we are waiting for key information from the Government to help us tackle the virus effectively and reduce cases in the city. I spoke to BBC […]

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Leicester’s Local Lockdown

16/07/2020

Today the government announced the results of its review into Leicester’s lockdown. You can read the Health Secretary’s statement here. My constituents and people across our city will be desperately disappointed that while non-essential retail can open, our hospitality sector cannot and travel restrictions still apply. I will continue to […]

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Liz’s latest Leicester Mercury column

11/07/2020

In my Leicester Mercury column this month, I talk about Leicester’s second lockdown and the support we need from the government to beat this virus. We still don’t know what criteria the government will use for its review of lockdown on July 18. This has created a sense of uncertainty […]

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Liz calls for more government support during local lockdown

08/07/2020

Nadhim Zahawi, Minister for Business and Industry, has confirmed to me that “there are no plans for changing the scope or extend any of the schemes currently available” for businesses and employees as a result of the Leicester local lockdown. This is totally unacceptable. We have no idea when we […]

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Liz talks about Leicester Lockdown on Sky News

30/06/2020

Bringing infection rates down in Leicester and protecting public health must be our first priority. I support the lockdown, but I am concerned that the Government was too slow in giving the Council even the most basic postcode data, which is essential to tackling the problem. I hope the Government […]

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Leicester’s local lock down

29/06/2020

Getting on top of the COVID-19 spike in Leicester and protecting public health must be our first priority. I am extremely concerned about children missing school, local businesses, and jobs, but if we don’t bring infection rates down it will be worse for us all in the long run. We […]

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Liz attends anti-poverty round table event on food

26/06/2020

Earlier this week I took part in an event set up by Leicester City Council as a part of their anti-poverty strategy to discuss the impact of Covid-19 on those experiencing poverty in the city. Other attendees included members of Feeding Leicester, a group I chair. It was fascinating to […]

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Liz meets with local small businesses

22/06/2020

Last week I met with the Federation for Small Businesses (FSB) and several of their members to discuss the support they and the wider East Midlands economy need. It was fascinating to hear the first-hand accounts of how individual businesses have been affected by the crisis and what they feel […]

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Liz’s latest column for the Leicester Mercury

15/05/2020

In my Leicester Mercury column this month, I talk about the unfolding tragedy in social care. The Office for National Statistics says that 5,890 people have so far died from Covid-19 in care homes, up until the week ending 24 April. That’s more than a third of all deaths from […]

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Liz congratulates Leicester medical graduates

07/05/2020

I was honored to record a message for the 180 medical students at the University of Leicester who graduated today. I am very proud of the contribution they will make both in the years to come and at this very difficult time, and want to thank them from the bottom […]