Today I announced the winner of the competition to design my official Christmas card for 2020. We had lots of fantastic entries, but I was pleased to announce Autumn Beckett, aged 9, from Braunstone Frith Primary School is this year’s winner. I thought her design was really uplifting, and […]
I visited New College Leicester today to discuss the measures they’ve put in place to keep students safe from coronavirus. Watch BBC East Midlands Today’s coverage of the story above.
I was honored to record a message for the 180 medical students at the University of Leicester who graduated today. I am very proud of the contribution they will make both in the years to come and at this very difficult time, and want to thank them from the bottom […]
On Friday 28th February I visited Ellesmere College, a special school for students aged 4-19 in Leicester, where I met members of the School Council and Ted, a mental health assistance dog. Ted, a 7-month-old Cavapoo puppy, has been at Ellesmere College since he was 12 weeks old and listens […]
I was delighted to welcome the school council from Glebeland’s Primary School to Parliament last week. The students had a tour of the House of Commons and the House of Lords, and I joined them afterwards to answer their questions and speak to them about what it is like to […]
I recently visited New College Leicester to help launch their “Tins for the Tenth” campaign to feed at least 10% of the homeless population. According to the housing charity Shelter, at least 280,000 people in England are homeless with thousands more at risk of being homeless, including 3,700 people here in […]
I recently visited New College Leicester and was delighted to open their amazing new tennis & netball courts with Former England Rugby player, Rory Underwood MBE, and Police and Crime Commissioner, Lord Willy Bach. The courts sit alongside other fantastic facilities and are available for use by local primary schools […]
On Friday 20th September I attended an event to celebrate the construction of a new mental health inpatient unit for children and young people alongside many local NHS staff, like Consultant Psychiatrist Alvina Ali and Senior Matron Danica Izycki. The new center will have 15 beds with their own bathrooms, including 5 for […]
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 […]
I was absolutely thrilled to visit Queensmead Primary Academy on Friday and meet their under 11 girls football team who were crowned champions of the Premier League Primary Stars Football tournament – undefeated throughout – the first time a team has done this since the tournament was created. I am […]
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 […]
I was delighted to visit Woodstock Primary Academy on Friday and meet with their School Council. The students told me all about what they are currently working on and I also learnt about what the students like to do in their spare time. Thank you so much to headteacher Dan […]
