Liz in the news

Liz calls for High Speed Rail link in Leicester

Liz recently met Paul Clark MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Transport, to discuss the Government’s announcement of a new high speed rail network. Liz said “I welcome Labour’s commitment to a new high speed rail network, which will be good for jobs, good for passengers […]

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A Leicester Evening with Arthur Smith

HOT OFF THE PRESS Celebrated stand-up comedian and Grumpy Old Man Arthur Smith is doing a gig to help raise funds for my campaign. ‘A Leicester Evening with Arthur Smith’ is on Wednesday 7th April, from 8pm at The Y theatre. Tickets are £10 and available from: Box Office Y […]

Safer, greener communities

New trees for Stocking Farm

On Saturday 27th February I helped plant Leicester’s 7,500th new tree at Stocking Farm Community Centre. Young people from the local area, youth workers, and staff from the local Council and Primary Care Trust all joined in to get the flowering cherry tress in the ground (not as easy as […]

Liz in the news

Learning from the past to build a fairer future

Political pundits had a field day when Labour announced its election campaign slogan, ‘A future fair for all’, this weekend. The blogosphere tweeted for several hours with criticisms (unpronounceable, old hat, banal) and general mickey-taking (free dodgems and wurlitzers anyone?) OK, so the phrase is a little bit of a […]