Between June 26-30 is the fifth annual India Global Forum UK-India Week in London. I’m pleased that the leader of the Labour Party Keir Starmer will be opening the conference. In advance of his speech Keir said: “The time has now come to look to the future and work on […]
Labour is setting out five national missions that we will build our manifesto around and, if elected, guide us in government. Labour will be focussed on outcomes that matter: making sure people are better off, live in safe communities, and have the opportunities they need to succeed – wherever they live, and whatever […]
In advance of the launch of Labour’s health mission, I was interviewed by LBC, Times Radio, ITV and Sky News. You can watch two clips from my interview above and below. Joining up our health and care services and shifting the focus towards prevention is better for patients and for […]
The East West community centre does amazing work supporting older people in Leicester, from lunch clubs to meals on wheels and tackling loneliness and isolation. It’s vital that charities like this continue to get support so more people benefit in future. Earlier today I went to meet the trustees to […]
Thank you to the trustees of Beaumont Leys Muslims for meeting me to discuss the work they are doing to support the community in Home Farm and across the city.
This week I met with residents of Burgess House who raised serious concerns about fire safety, security and service charges in their building. I will be discussing this with other residents and raising with MTVH the housing association. If you have similar problems please email me at liz.kendall.mp {at} parliament(.)uk
It was brilliant to visit Inglehurst Junior School for a tour of the school and to see the new fence that I helped secure from the City Council. During the visit I was delighted to to join pupils who were burying a Coronation time capsule in the grounds! And there […]
On Friday I was delighted to join parents, pupils and staff from St Mary’s Fields Primary along with ‘Living Streets’ for their #WalkToSchoolWeek. What a great way to start the day! You can read more about from the Leicester Mercury below. Congratulations to all involved!
Thousands of people took to the streets for the Nagar Kirtan parade to mark Vaisakhi in Leicester. There was an incredible turnout for Nagar Kirtan today, starting at Guru Nanak Gurdwara in Leicester West. The event saw Leicester’s Sikh community make the journey between two of the city’s main Gurdwaras, […]
I was delighted to be invited to speak at the ADASS Spring Seminar this week. When I think about everything councils have faced – the repeated Government cuts to council budgets, the horrors of Covid19, the endless restructuring of the NHS and u-turns on social care reform – I sometimes […]
We already know that the Conservatives have completely failed to deliver their flagship policy of a cap on care costs, but over Easter we learned that they have broken the rest of their promises on social care too. The £500 million promised for the care workforce has been cut […]
On Thursday, I was the Labour spokesperson on the morning media round, having interviews with BBC Breakfast, Good Morning Britain, ITV News, Sky News (clip 1) (clip 2) LBC News and Times Radio. You can watch clips from of the interviews back at the links above. During the media round, […]
