Last week Liz’s MP representative, Sarah Russell, attended a very busy Job Fair at the Welford Road Stadium to speak to employers and job seekers. There were a large number of employers at the event, including the Army, Octopus Energy, Hays Travel, Bupa, Active Leicester and Key 2 Care Ltd.
This week Liz voted, via her proxy, to call on the Government to support businesses that are facing huge challenges this year. The Government abstained on the vote. Soaring energy bills, a difficult Christmas trading period and crippling inflation have put British business under pressure. Labour’s fully costed plan […]
My constituency office is now closed until Tuesday 4 January 2022. Phone messages and emails will be checked regularly for emergencies only. If you are a constituent that requires urgent help, I’ve put together a list of emergency contacts that may be helpful. Find them here. I hope everyone has […]
Last week I visited Barley Croft Primary School, in Beaumont Leys, where they held their Christmas Assembly. Pupils and staff at the school also said goodbye to their headteacher, Kevin Lacey, after 14 years at the school. During his time as Head, Kevin has led the school to great success […]
I recently visited the new Veterinary Centre at Woodside Animal Centre which is due to open next year. This facility will enable the centre to administer their own vet care, and may make other support for the community available. The centre also needs some help raising funds to cover large […]
Last week I popped by the “Sew and So” craft club at The Oak Centre where they were making some fantastic creations! There are tons of great activities going on at the Oak Centre including after school clubs, chess club and dog training. You can find more information here.
Last week I met with Dr Grant Ingrams and his team at Oakmeadow Surgery for a very interesting discussion about the pressures facing general practice & what can be done to address them. All our NHS staff are working so hard, I am unbelievably grateful especially at this difficult time.
Choosing the winner of my annual Christmas Card competition is one of the highlights of my year and last week I announced this year’s winner is Danny Casey, aged 4, from Braunstone Frith Primary School. Hundreds of school children from across Leicester West competed to design my Christmas card […]
Last week I spoke in Parliament in a debate on sickle cell disorder. Treatment and support of sickle cell disorder, which predominantly affects people in the BAME community, is not good enough. A lack of awareness about the condition, along with discriminatory attitudes and inadequate training in parts of the […]
I, like many others, was outraged to learn of the party held in Downing Street at the height of lockdown. Leicester was locked down for over a year. People made huge sacrifices to follow the rules, unable to say goodbye to their loved ones and spending Christmas apart from family […]
Yesterday I made a speech in Parliament on Space Park Leicester and the wider space sector. This is a subject close to my heart as there is huge potential for space science and technology to create high skilled jobs of the future, grow our economy, tackle climate change and […]
Last week I had one of my favourite ever visits, to Space Park Leicester where I met with Professor Suzie Imber who ran a workshop teaching pupils from Queensmead Academy in Braunstone about physics with rocket experiments. The space sector has huge potential to create high skill, high quality jobs […]