Labour on ‘thin ice’ at local elections despite poll lead, warn party chiefs Lisa Nandy told leader Keir Starmer to switch the party’s focus from Partygate to the cost of living crisis The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2022
A maze of red tape, data losses and visa bottlenecks — inside the UK’s Homes for Ukraine fiasco Just 1,200 of the 32,000 Ukrainians who have applied to the Government’s sponsorship scheme have safely arrived in the UK, leaving thousands starving, sick and in danger while they wait — so how did Michael Gove’s re-homing process all go so wrong? Katie Strick reports Evening Standard · Apr 8, 2022
Labour’s contradictory policies on trans and women’s rights must be addressed By backing both reforms to the Gender Recognition Act and single-sex spaces, the party is unable to communicate clearly to voters, says Guardian journalist Susanna Rustin The Guardian - UK · Apr 6, 2022
Boris Johnson's 'unambitious' levelling up plan at risk of failing, experts say The Institute for Government has urged the Conservative's to rethink their strategy to reduce inequality with clear measurable targets Daily Mirror · Mar 31, 2022
Homes for Ukraine sponsorship scheme beset by ‘unworkable’ bureaucracy Labour MP Lisa Nandy and refugee charities remain critical of how the government’s family scheme is handling visa requirements, safety checks and child protection issues Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2022
UK politics: Gove makes statement on homes for Ukrainian refugees as website for scheme opens – as it happened Latest updates: minister announces details of scheme to MPs as website for people interested to house refugees goes live The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2022
'It's like the Hunger Games' - Northern towns shouldn't be forced to compete for money they desperately need, says Wigan MP The first Northern Agenda Live event was held today Manchester Evening News · Mar 11, 2022
How working class spirit fuels hope at Wigan Pier 85 years on from Orwell's book We first visited Sunshine House in 2017, when the Mirror launched the Wigan Pier Project on the 80th anniversary of Orwell’s famous 1936 journey through the north and the midlands of England Daily Mirror · Mar 8, 2022
Permanent scrapping of Trump's whisky tariffs would be priority of a Labour Government In an interview with the Daily Record, senior shadow cabinet member Lisa Nandy also took an uncompromising stance on national security and promised to make levelling up work for Scotland. Daily Record · Mar 8, 2022
Murderer posed as victim in 'disgusting, unsafe' exempt accommodation, MPs heard A Labour motion called on the Government to impose tougher laws within this private housing sector which is used for the most vulnerable people in society. MPs also called for more affordable social housing Daily Mirror · Feb 23, 2022
Starmer reveals dozens of Tories have been in touch as he takes to the road On tour of heartlands Labour leader says many Conservatives have contacted him to express distaste with PM The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2022
The North is being asked to go 'cap in hand to a group of masters' in Westminster for cash, MP Lisa Nandy says Wigan MP Lisa Nandy has slammed the government's levelling up strategy. Manchester Evening News · Feb 11, 2022
Lisa Nandy: North being asked to go 'cap in hand to a group of masters' in Westminster for cash Shadow levelling up secretary Lisa Nandy has slammed the Government's strategy. Chronicle Live · Feb 11, 2022
Lisa Nandy urges North East Labour members to reconsider Nick Forbes deselection The shadow levelling up secretary said Nick Forbes had been a champion for the region. Chronicle Live · Feb 10, 2022
Manchester Evening News · Feb 2, 2022 "They’ve given more to fraudsters than they’ve given to the north" - Lisa Nandy tears into government's levelling up plan "After all the delays, all the slogans, all the big promises. Is this it?"
The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2022 Michael Gove defends funding of ‘rehashed’ levelling-up promises Labour’s Lisa Nandy said some of the announcements were originally proposed by Gordon Brown.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2022 Third Tory MP calls for no confidence vote in PM – as it happened Gary Streeter becomes latest Tory MP to put letter into 1922 Committee; Labour says Gove plans to ‘turbo-charge the country’ are ‘rehashed’
Chronicle Live · Feb 2, 2022 Lisa Nandy: Tories talk about levelling up but left Sunderland, Northumberland and Gateshead £157m worse off Labour's Shadow Levelling Up Secretary accuses Boris Johnson's government of 'hollow promises'
The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2022 Lisa Nandy accuses Michael Gove of ‘regeneration on the cheap’ over levelling-up Exclusive: Labour frontbencher says ministers are ‘out of energy and ideas’ on plan to level up the country
Daily Mirror · Jan 30, 2022 Lisa Nandy blasts Tories 'claiming to be patriots' while letting children go hungry The Labour frontbencher said ministers can't agree with levelling up means and accused them of failing left behind communities
The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2022 Regeneration ‘levelling up’ funding is ‘very small beer’ – Labour Lisa Nandy said the Conservatives’ Levelling Up White Paper ‘frankly doesn’t appear to be worth the paper that it’s written on’.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 29, 2022 Conservatives accused of ‘levelling up’ stunt to save Boris Johnson’s job Lisa Nandy slams claim of boost for 20 towns saying ‘new’ fund for poorer areas is recycled pledge
Birmingham Post · Jan 28, 2022 Sir Keir Starmer and his day at the Grimsby round table as levelling up pledge made in pilot town Front bench opposition figures landed in the government’s Town Deal pilot area this week. David Laister had a seat at the round-table talk held with community leaders.
Birmingham Post · Jan 27, 2022 Grimsby's green growth 'a model of levelling up' now we need to help town help itself - Sir Keir Starmer Labour leader launches new brain drain pledge with Shadow Levelling Up Minister Lisa Nandy
The Guardian - UK · Jan 27, 2022 Boris Johnson yet to receive Sue Gray report and says it’s ‘total rhubarb’ he authorised Kabul animal airlift – as it happened Downing Street says it’s ‘hypothetically’ possible report will be published today or tomorrow; PM denies making call to airlift Pen Farthing’s animals