The Government's Covid-19 Response
INVESTIGATION: Disjointed computer data, inconsistent decisions by GPs and missing phone numbers meant thousands of Sheffield people left off shielding list at height of Covid pandemic (The Star)
Shock report reveals thousands of elderly and visually impaired people ‘struggled to access food at start of pandemic’ (The Star)
Supporting Hallam through a year of lockdown
A year ago today we went into our first national lockdown, so I wanted to…
Public Accounts Committee says government is treating taxpayers ‘like an ATM machine’ over £22bn Test and Trace scheme (Yorkshire Post)
Olivia calls on the Government to urgently fix the gaps in support during a debate in Parliament
During a debate in Parliament this week, on Government support during the pandemic, I shared the…
Olivia welcomes changes which mean people with learning disabilities will be prioritised for Covid vaccine
I really welcome today’s news that the Government is finally listening to our concerns and…
PM told to use Budget to halt ‘cancer disaster’ as backlog grows to estimated 100,000 patients (Yorkshire Live)
The Health Secretary needs to address failures so government contracts are awarded fairly and transparently
Last year I asked government officials what steps had been taken to identify conflicts of…
Low pay and insecurity has created a perfect storm for transmitting Covid and lessons aren’t being learnt
The aftermath of the 2008 crisis not only saw weak levels of growth, but a…