In the last week I have been contacted by several people who are interested in volunteering to help support those in their local area. This is fantastic and shows the real community spirit we have in Leicester. Leicester City Council are working in partnership with Voluntary Action Leicestershire and food […]
Supporting families
I’m working to help your family by pressing for faster progress in local schools, more improvements in our NHS, and continued investment in children’s early years.
Another Family struggles to navigate NHS system
One of my constituents, Dave Towers, has had a horrible time trying to navigate the NHS system to find the correct care for his parents. His story is truly heart breaking and I am appalled at what they have all been through. It is completely unacceptable that in the […]
Liz backs campaign to end the need for foodbanks
Foodbank use has increased massively across the UK in recent years – with some Leicester-based foodbanks reporting a 30% increase in demand since the introduction of Universal Credit. The Making Ends Meet report, published by my Labour colleague Alison McGovern MP, sets out a credible plan to end the need […]
Liz meets with organisations at Connect Me Café
Last week whilst visiting the Connect Me Café I met with representatives from Life Links and the Leicester City Care Navigator Service. Life Links are a local charity who provide Mental Health Wellbeing and Recovery Support. They also provide a wide range of services including residential support, supported housing, employment […]
Liz attends Valentine’s Day Connect Me Café
I recently visited the Valentine’s Day Connect Me Café at the West End Centre in Leicester. The Café provides affordable 3 course meals, a hot or cold drink and a chat, as well as a space for organisations to give advice. The objective of the organisers, Perfectly Edible, is to […]
Liz joins the board of Feeding Britain Charity
I’m really pleased to be joining the board of trustees for Feeding Britain, a national charity working to alleviate and eliminate hunger across the country. Hunger has no place in 21st Century Britain and we need to make sure it becomes a thing of the past. As chair of […]
Liz thanks everyone who made Holiday Food programme a success
I was so proud recently to have presented certificates of thanks to all the volunteers and community groups who helped make Leicester’s summer Holiday Food programme a huge success. Despite not receiving any money from Government to support the project we delivered 32,000 meals ensuring nearly 2,000 children didn’t […]
Liz lends a hand at holiday hunger project
Today I visited New Parks Adventure Playground on the first day of our brilliant holiday hunger scheme. Despite not receiving any Government funding this year to boost our fantastic project and reach even more children, we are determined to ensure that no child goes hungry over the summer holidays. The […]
Liz backs campaign to give parents better support for childcare under Universal Credit
One of the biggest challenges facing low income parents is the cost of childcare. This is an issue I have campaigned on ever since I was Director of the Maternity Alliance charity, before I became an MP. I’m very concerned that under Universal Credit, parents are required to pay their […]
Liz signs letter calling for cut in VAT on sunscreen
I have recently co-signed a letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer asking the Government to remove VAT from all sunscreen products that carry a Sun Protection Factor of 30 or more and a UVA rating of four or five stars. Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer […]
Liz holds coffee morning at Manor House Community centre
Every Friday I like to get out and about speaking to local people about any issues or concerns they have. On Friday I held my latest coffee morning at the Manor House Community Centre. Lots of residents came along and we discussed many issues including Brexit, NHS and school funding, […]
Liz joins young mums to talk about childcare
On Friday I joined young mums at Braunstone Children’s Centre for a discussion around childcare as part of a series of sessions being run across the country by the Young Women’s Trust. Mums were asked to give their views on issues including what childcare options are available to them, how […]