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Liz sets out Labour’s priorities for social care reform

29/04/2021

As part of my speech at the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services Spring Conference, I am today calling for social care to be treated as part of Britain’s infrastructure, treating it the same way we would the roads and railways. If you neglect your country’s physical infrastructure, you […]

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Liz speaks in Westminster Hall debate on social care and Covid-19

23/04/2021

Yesterday I spoke in the Westminster Hall debate on ‘social care and the Covid-19 outbreak’. For all of us, the tragedy in social care during this pandemic will stay with us for the rest of our lives. Over 41,000 care home residents have died from coronavirus, and a third of […]

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Liz makes the economic case for social care reform in Budget debates

09/03/2021

Today I spoke in the final day of Budget debates in Parliament. I argued that reforming social care is a matter of social justice and an economic necessity, and that the governments failure to grasp this fact is undermining growth, productivity and the need to get value for taxpayers’ money […]

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Liz joins ‘Pay Fair for Care’ Rally

04/02/2021

I spoke at the Future Social Care Coalition‘s ‘Pay Fair for Care’ Rally on Wednesday. Transforming social care is one of the biggest challenges of our generation. That’s why we need all frontline care staff to get the fair pay, terms, and conditions they desperately need. 1.2 million care staff […]

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Liz calls for social care reform in Covid-19 debate

13/01/2021

Yesterday I opened the General Debate on Covid-19 on behalf of the Labour Party. In this time, I raised the issue of the Government’s failure to act on social care, the pressures on carers, and the urgent need to vaccinate all care home staff and residents. The Prime Minister has […]

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Liz calls for action in Leicester’s garment industry

19/11/2020

I secured a Parliamentary debate earlier this week on worker exploitation in Leicester’s garment industry. We know that there are failings across the industry, and in particular among factories supplying Boohoo. The debate focused on three main areas: the failure of Boohoo to take action following allegations of poor working […]

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Liz calls for spare testing capacity to be used for family visits to care homes

18/11/2020

I asked the Care Minister to start utilising the 157,000 spare tests currently unused to test families visiting care homes. For many families, it has been eight months since they last saw their loved ones in person. A pilot scheme simply fails to understand the scale or urgency of the […]

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Liz calls for more support for people with dementia during the Covid-19 pandemic

16/11/2020

During a debate in Parliament last week, I called on the Government to learn lessons from the pandemic’s impact on people with dementia. The majority of dementia patients are cared for in the community and in their own homes – and yet these care settings have not received the attention […]

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Liz calls for urgent action to allow families to visit care homes

12/11/2020

During a debate in Parliament today, I once again called on the Government to take urgent action to ensure that all families can start safely visiting their relatives in care homes. Labour has been calling for a single family member to be treated like a key worker and have access […]

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Liz calls for weekly testing for care home staff

01/09/2020

The weekly testing of care workers is essential. We have seen more than 15,000 deaths from Covid-19 in care homes, and the winter and flu season is fast approaching. The Government has already abandoned one testing deadline – they must not fail again.

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Liz warns no-deal Brexit could lead to rise in child poverty

02/10/2019

It is a disgrace that 40,000 children in Leicester are now living in poverty, including almost 12,000 children here in Leicester West. That’s 40% of all children in our city. Today I held a debate in Parliament demanding action from the Tories to end this scandal, including scrapping Universal Credit, […]

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Liz questions Michael Gove about the impact of a no-deal Brexit on the food industry and foodbanks

26/09/2019

As Chair of Feeding Leicester I am extremely concerned about the impact of a no-deal Brexit on the cost and availability of food, especially for people who are already struggling to make ends meet. I challenged Michael Gove about this in the House of Commons, in particular how on earth […]