Campaign - Clive Lewis

Good Luck on A-Level results day!

Good luck to everyone receiving their A-level results today! It’s a nerve wracking day for young people, parents and families at the best of times, and needless to say this year has been made even more challenging by the Government’s incompetence. If you get the results you want, well done.…

George Floyd and Black Lives Matter

I’ve been deeply moved by the outpouring of concern, anguish and solidarity from constituents and beyond as regards the events that have taken place in the US concerning the horrific murder of George Floyd. The issues that this has raised relating to race, power and wider society are as important…

Government U-turns and proposes new cuts to pharmacies budget

I am disappointed to hear that the government will be imposing cuts on community pharmacies, despite earlier indicating they have scrapped these proposals. In this EDP article, you can read some of what I have to say about these worrying new developments. My full quote is as below. The return of…

Thank you for helping us save community pharmacies!

I welcome the government’s decision to abandon plans to cut the community pharmacies budget by £170bn from next month – a proposal which could have seen one in four local pharmacies forced to close down. Thousands of people across our city raised their concerns to me about these proposed cuts…

Save our Community Pharmacies: the campaign continues!

As part of my Save Our Community Pharmacies campaign, I’ve been joining Norwich Labour Party activists on the doorstep: collecting signatures against these damaging Tory cuts to the community pharmacies budget. It’s clear from the discussions I had with residents that their local pharmacies are much-valued facilities, and any pharmacy closures or…

Visit to Hurn Chemist

Recently, myself and Cllr Hugo Malik met with pharmacists at Hurn Chemist on Unthank Road to discuss the government’s proposed changes. With the help of local Norwich Nelson Ward Labour Party activists, we’ve spoken to hundreds of people in the surrounding area about the cuts; it’s clear from these discussions just how…

I launch my campaign to ‘Save our Community Pharmacies’

One in four community pharmacies could shut with smaller, independent pharmacies hardest hit because of £170 million Tory cuts to the community pharmacies budget. Independent pharmacies will be hit the hardest. At a time when increasing strain is being put on GP surgeries, A&E services and the NHS111 helpline, community…

Visit to pharmacy on Hall Road

On Saturday, with Cllr Emma Corlett, I visited the pharmacy on Hall Road. We were there to discuss the problems facing Norfolk Pharmacies following the Government’s Plans for reducing funding in 2016/2017. A £170 million non-negotiable reduction, which is 6% of total funding, was announced on December 17th 2015. It…