Liz Kendall
British politician
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| February 2025 | In her role as Work and Pensions Secretary, Kendall controversially stated that many people on benefits were 'taking the Mickey', advocating for economic measures to push chronically ill individuals back into work. |
| 2024 | Liz Kendall was re-elected to Parliament with a decreased vote share of 44.6% and an increased majority of 8,777 votes. |
| 2024 | As Work and Pensions Secretary, Kendall proposed that job coaches could visit inpatients on mental health wards to support employment engagement. |
| December 17 2024 | Announced alongside the Labour government that WASPI women would not be compensated, citing no evidence of financial loss. |
| November 2024 | Announced support for legislation on assisted dying. |
| July 6 2024 | Appointed as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and sworn into ministerial office. Also appointed to the Privy Council on this date. |
| July 6 2024 | Liz Kendall was sworn in as a member of the Privy Council, gaining the title 'The Right Honourable'. |
| September 4 2023 | Keir Starmer appointed Liz Kendall as Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions during the 2023 British shadow cabinet reshuffle. |
| January 2022 | Liz Kendall's son Henry was born. |
| November 2021 | During the November shadow cabinet reshuffle, Karin Smyth was assigned to cover Kendall's duties while she was on maternity leave. |
| November 2021 | Liz Kendall announced she would take maternity leave in 2022 through surrogacy. |
| April 2020 | Appointed Shadow Minister for Social Care on Keir Starmer's Official Opposition frontbench. |
| 2019 | Re-elected to Parliament with a decreased vote share of 49.7% and a decreased majority of 4,212. |
| July 2019 | Stopped appearing as a regular guest on BBC's This Week programme after its cancellation. |
| 2017 | Re-elected to Parliament with an increased vote share of 60.8% and an increased majority of 11,060. |
| August 2017 | James Chapman suggested Kendall should lead a new centre party, proposing 'The Democrats' as a potential political alternative. |
| 2016 | Supported Owen Smith in the unsuccessful attempt to replace Jeremy Corbyn in the Labour Party leadership election. |
| 2015 | Re-elected as MP for Leicester West with an increased vote share of 46.5% and an increased majority of 7,203. |
| 2015 | Following the Budget, Kendall commissioned former minister Margaret Hodge to conduct a review of £100bn in tax reliefs available to firms. |
| 2015 | Liz Kendall supported the £23,000 benefit cap and backed the principle of the two-child benefit cap during her political career. |
| 2015 | Liz Kendall abstained on a parliamentary motion recognising the State of Palestine, preferring to support the continuation of the Israeli–Palestinian peace process. |
| 2015 | During her leadership campaign, Liz Kendall committed to promoting the living wage and proposed extending the Low Pay Commission's remit to encourage more firms to pay it. She also advocated for ending exploitation of care workers and proposed worker representation on company boards. |
| September 2015 | Participated in the Labour Party leadership election, finishing in last place following Ed Miliband's resignation. |
| September 2015 | Resigned from the Shadow Cabinet following the election of Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader. |
| July 2015 | Liz Kendall publicly supported 'English Votes for English Laws', distinguishing her stance from her Labour leadership rivals who preferred a constitutional convention on devolution. |
| June 2015 | Received notable praise from The Sun newspaper, who suggested she was the Labour Party's 'only prayer' and highlighted her statement that 'the country comes first' during the leadership campaign. |
| May 10 2015 | Liz Kendall announced her candidacy for the Labour Party leadership, positioning herself as a 'modernising candidate' following Ed Miliband's resignation after the party's defeat in the 2015 general election. |
| 2013 | Voted in support of same-sex marriage, demonstrating her commitment to LGBT rights. |
| 2011 | Began serving as Shadow Minister for Care and Older People on Ed Miliband's Official Opposition frontbench. |
| 2011 | Kendall contributed to The Purple Book, writing a chapter on early years and health and social care, proposing a 'Teach Early Years First' scheme. |
| 2010 | Elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Leicester West. |
| 2010 | Leaves her position as Director of the Ambulance Services Network. |
| October 2010 | In Ed Miliband's first reshuffle, Kendall was appointed as Shadow Junior Health Minister, serving under John Healey. |
| July 2010 | Kendall briefly joined the Education Select Committee. |
| June 10 2010 | Liz Kendall made her maiden speech in a parliamentary debate on tackling poverty in the UK. |
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