Category: 1 Featured
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Liz writes May 2021
Today, you will have your say on your next local councillor and the Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner. And for readers in North Tyneside, the Elected Mayor is also on the ballot. The real choice on most ballot papers is between a Labour Party committed to a better future – improving local services after a…
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Liz writes February 2021
Shop workers, particularly those in supermarkets and other food stores, have been on the frontline during this pandemic, supplying us with the essentials of life and keeping the nation fed. Unlike many of us, they do not have the option of working from home and play an essential role in society and the economy as…
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Liz writes September 2020
Over 16 million people – around one in four – are now living under local restrictions, but infection rates are still going up and there is widespread confusion about the rules amongst the population, most of whom want to do the right thing to protect themselves and others around them. Viewers of Prime Minister’s Questions…
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Liz to host Kids’ Question Time
Register your child to take part here: http://www.liztwist.co.uk/kidsQT
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Your NHS needs you!
NHS Volunteer Responders has been set up to support the NHS during the COVID-19 outbreak. To do this we need an ‘army’ of volunteers who can support the 1.5m people in England who are at most risk from the virus to stay well. Our doctors, nurses and other professionals will be able to refer people…
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Call for contingency funding to support self-employed
I have received a lot of enquiries from self-employed constituents over the last few days, and heard a number of stories from our micro-business owners, who are fearful for their future and require immediate support from the Government to survive the coming months. Yesterday, I raised your concerns in the House of Commons and…
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Stay at home. Protect the NHS. Save Lives.
Last night the Prime Minister announced strict rules around the movement of people, which we must all take to reduce the spread of the virus. The message is simple – stay at home to protect our NHS and save lives. Stay at home Only go outside for food, health reasons or essential work Stay 2…
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Guidance for employees and employers
I have been contacted by a number of local business owners and employers who are deeply concerned about their future. Following the Chancellor’s announcements earlier this week, please make sure you are fully aware of your eligibility as an employer or employee. Follow the link below for the official advice from Government in relation to…
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Liz writes March 2020
Yesterday I spoke in the House of Commons on an issue vital to to our region – health inequalities. Ten years on from the publication of his ground-breaking report, Professor Michael Marmot’s 2020 review of the state of public health in England provides a grim picture of health inequalities both between regions and across the…
