Liz Kendall

Here is my joint statement with Jonathan Ashworth MP following the resignation of Mike Veale as interim Chief Executive at the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. Whilst we welcome Mr Veale’s resignation, serious questions remain as to why he was ever appointed in […]

The Guardian reported this week the shocking account of a dementia home care agency spending as little as three and a half minutes on care visits and filing records claiming far more care was given. The appalling care received by Susan yet again highlights the scale of problems facing social […]

2.6 million unpaid family carers have to give up work because they can’t get the help they need to look after their loved ones. That’s bad for them and our economy. Families lose their incomes, businesses lose their talents and the Government loses their taxes. Where on earth is the […]

It was brilliant to visit New College in Leicester today to discuss the huge challenges facing our hard working teachers. I was pleased to have the chance to speak with a number of teaching staff to hear first-hand about their concerns surrounding education including the strikes, cost of living and […]

Ministers will never deal with the record waits for NHS treatment until they stop older people being stuck in hospital because they cannot get decent social care in the community or at home. Yet after 13 years of the Conservative Government there are now 540k people waiting to have their […]

I had packed day of meetings and events last Friday. I started off by meeting Leicester and Leicestershire Citizens, a local alliance of faith and education organisations, unions and charities, to discuss their plans for a real living wage for a care sector. I then held an MP surgery event, […]