Yesterday I spoke to BBC News about the new details we have discovered about how the cap on care costs will work. This small print, snuck out under a cloud of Tory sleaze, shows how much of a con the Prime Minister’s so-called ‘cap on care costs’ really is. We […]
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Poorer people to miss out as plans to cap care costs quietly watered down
The Government have today published the details of how their so-called cap on care costs will work. This small print, sneaked out today under a cloud of Tory sleaze, shows Boris Johnson’s so-called cap on care costs is an event bigger con than we initially thought. We already know most […]
Liz appears on ITV’s Peston
Last night I appeared on ITV’s Peston to talk about COP26, and importantly, standards in public life. I’m really worried that what we’ve seen from Conservative MPs this week is merely the tip of the iceberg. It’s not just about lobbying – it’s about dirty money in politics, and cash […]
Liz joins panel at Care Talk Live Conference
I was honoured to join Care Talk Live and the Social Care Institute for Excellence‘s Conference, “From New Normal to New Future”. Care Talk is a magazine exclusively for those working in social care, and aims to promote and celebrate positive stories in care. The Social Care Institute for Excellence […]
Liz supports Menopause Bill in Parliament
Today I responded on behalf of the Labour Party to Carolyn Harris’s Menopause (Support and Services) Bill. This Bill aimed to make the Government develop a strategy for menopause support and services, including improving education around the menopause, and exempt hormone replacement therapy (HRT) from NHS prescription charges. There are […]
Liz speaks about the Budget to BBC Radio Leicester
I spoke to BBC Radio Leicester about what the Budget means for people in our city. Unfortunately, it’s not good news. The Budget does nothing to tackle inflation, the cost of a weekly shop, or soaring energy prices. The Chancellor has instead announced the highest tax burden for 70 […]
Liz responds to the Chancellor’s Budget
Today, we needed urgent action to tackle the cost of living crisis, support local businesses and get our economy firing on all cylinders. Instead, my constituents will continue to struggle with the cost of the weekly shop and soaring energy bills, the Chancellor failed to sort out the supply chain […]
Liz calls on Govt to turbo charge Covid vaccination programme
Today I was speaking in a debate on coronavirus regulations. I used the debate to call on the Government to turbo charge our vaccination programme and to improve support for people who have to self isolate. Our NHS has done a fantastic job on the vaccination programme so far. But […]
Liz votes to end fire and rehire
Today I voted to stop fire and rehire. Issuing hardworking people with redundancy notices, then offering them new contracts on worse conditions, is totally wrong. Yet, since the first lockdown in March, almost 3 million workers have experienced this completely unfair practice. The Government could have voted to put a […]
Sir David Amess
The appalling murder of Sir David Amess while he was holding a constituency surgery in Southend has shocked me and my team to the core. Our thoughts and prayers remain with his family, friends, and all those who knew and loved him. I joined the Prime Minister, Leader of the […]
Worst care homes more likely to have poorest residents, official data shows
New research shows that care homes rated ‘inadequate’ have more state-funded residents than care homes rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC. These figures reveal an unacceptable two-tier care system, with better off people getting a better quality of social care. No matter where people live or how they pay, everyone should […]
Care homes Christmas crisis as thousands of staff face axe for refusing Covid jab
Trade unions expect there to be over 170,000 vacancies in social care by the end of the year. We are already facing a winter crisis in social care – this will make it worse. Instead of hanging care providers out to dry, the Government must put in place a real, […]