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.
To mark the end of Carers Week I visited two local organisations where I met with local carers to learn more about their experiences of caring for a loved one. I spent time at LOROS to visit their new Day Therapy Unit and Education Unit and I also […]
I am appalled to learn that the free TV licences will be scrapped for over 75s from 2020. Many of my elderly constituents rely on their TV to overcome loneliness and isolation and over 2,300 over 75s in Leicester West will be affected and will be forced to pay over […]
I am really proud to have been asked by Carers UK to be their Carers Champion for this year’s Carers Week. There are 6.5 million people across the UK who are looking after a loved one or friend and more and more people every day are finding themselves taking on […]
Last week was Volunteers’ Week so I popped along to Voluntary Action LeicesterShire to thank some of the fabulous volunteers who give up some of their free time to help others in their local community. Volunteers play such an important role, and many charities and organisations simply would not survive […]
Over 30 per cent of vulnerable families here in Leicester could be missing out on the Healthy Start vouchers that they may be entitled to. Families with children under 4 and pregnant women are entitled to the vouchers to help them buy fresh fruit, vegetables and milk. Pregnant women can […]
I was delighted to join the Oak Centre’s Lunch Club on Friday. This fantastic initiative brings together people from across the community to share in a lovely home cooked lunch – the iced buns were very popular at this Friday’s club. Thanks so much to everyone at the Oak Centre […]
On 20 May, I joined Doreen Lawrence at the launch of the inaugural Stephen Lawrence Day in Parliament. This annual day of remembrance aims to engage young people in Stephen’s story, with a central theme of ‘Live Our Best Life’. You can read more about Stephen Lawrence Day here. Leicester’s […]
I have today, Wednesday, called on the Government to take urgent action after new figures were released that show over 40 per cent of children in Leicester are growing up in poverty – which is a rise of almost three per cent in the last year. Here in Leicester West […]
I have long supported the GMB and TUC’s Dying to Work campaign to make sure employees with a terminal illness can’t be dismissed because of their condition. I was proud to join MPs in Parliament to celebrate the news that over one million working people throughout the UK are now […]
A recent survey of almost 4,000 private renters by YouGov found that a third of people receiving housing benefit said they hadn’t been able to rent a home due to a “No DSS” policy. The Government’s private landlord survey has found that the biggest reason given for “no DSS” policies […]
On Friday I visited Perfectly Edible’s West End café at Leicester’s West End Centre. It was fantastic to see so many people there enjoying the delicious food! Thanks to donations from local supermarkets Gemma and the team at Perfectly Edible do an incredible job in reducing food waste and ensuring […]
I was absolutely thrilled to join students at Beaumont Lodge Primary School on Friday for their World Autism Awareness Week assembly. They were looking at the importance of understanding and celebrating difference and the how important it is to be kind to each other. They also asked me lots of […]