Liz in the news Archives - Page 23 of 61

BBC East Midlands Sunday Politics, 6 December

09/12/2015

On 6 December I was on the BBC East Midlands Sunday Politics programme, talking about a number of local issues including the charity sector and household waste. You can see the programme here: http://bbc.in/1NF1KEf

Liz signs pledge for HIV testing campaign

07/12/2015

To mark World AIDS Day, I signed the ‘Halve It Pledge’ with by fellow Leicester MPs Jon Ashworth and Keith Vaz, the City Council and HIV charities. Leicester has the 6th highest rate of late diagnosis of HIV in the country and the ‘Halve It Pledge’ commits the City to […]

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Liz holds public meeting about fire service cuts in Leicester (Leicester Mercury, 6th November)

06/11/2015

On 6th November Liz held a public meeting to enable constituents to put forward their views about proposed cuts to fire services in Leicester. The Leicester Mercury reported on the event here: http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Public-meeting-told-axe-busiest-engine-Leicester/story-28128614-detail/story.html#ixzz3tA6Irnsc

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50 former Mark Group employees offered posts or interviews following jobs fair (Leicester Mercury, 6 Nov)

06/11/2015

50 former Mark Group employees have been offered posts or interviews following the jobs fair Liz organised in the constituency. You can read more here: http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/50-Mark-Group-employers-offered-posts-interviews/story-28127089-detail/story.html

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Concerned Leicester West MP Liz Kendall calls public meeting over proposed fire service cuts (Leicester Mercury, 3rd Nov)

03/11/2015

Liz is to hold a public meeting about proposed fire service cuts in Leicester. You can read about it in the Leicester Mercury: http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Concerned-Leicester-West-MP-Liz-Kendall-calls/story-28105574-detail/story.html

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Liz holds jobs fair for former Mark Group employees (Leicester Mercury, 15 October)

16/10/2015

On 15 October Liz held a jobs fair for the Mark Group employees that lost their jobs. More than 40 local employers took part. You can read more here: http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Jobs-fair-laid-Mark-Group-staff/story-27991918-detail/story.html

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Liz calls for inquiry into claims the NHS out-of-hours 111 service is putting lives at risk (Leicester Mercury, 29th Sept)

30/09/2015

The Leicester Mercury’s coverage of Liz calling for an urgent inquiry into claims the NHS out-of-hours 111 service which serves Leicestershire is dangerously understaffed.

Caring for older people, Homepage, Jobs, skills and training, Liz in the news, More affordable housing, Safer, greener communities, Speeches, Supporting families

04/08/2015

This is my constituency website. For information about my campaign to be Labour’s first women Leader and Prime Minister, please visit www.lizforleader.com

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Labour health and care chief visits Dudley GP surgery (Dudley News, 27th April)

29/04/2015

Dudley News’ coverage of Liz’s visit to Dudley in support of Ian Austin

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Liz Kendall: “Nobody wants to think about what they’ll be like when they’re incredibly old” (New Statesman, 17th April)

19/04/2015

The New Statesman’s profile piece of Liz

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Carers are Enfield’s ‘unsung heroes’ (North London Today, 15th April)

16/04/2015

North London Today’s coverage of Liz’s visit to Enfield in support of Labour candidate Joan Ryan

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Ed Miliband accuses Tories of trying to ‘fund NHS on an IOU’ (The Guardian, 11th April)

11/04/2015

Labour’s maternity care pledge will mean one-to-one care for each woman, leading to safer births, fewer caesareans, less postnatal depression and a better start in life for babies. http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/apr/11/women-labour-miliband-callthe-midwife-mother-birth