[Opinion] Political opinion: “Powerful protest, powerful message” – Jess Brown-Fuller MP secures ministerial commitment to support unpaid carers

Political opinion: “Powerful protest, powerful message” – Jess Brown-Fuller MP secures ministerial commitment to support unpaid carers

Liberal Democrat MP for Chichester, Jess Brown-Fuller, has secured a public commitment from the Secretary of State for Health during Health and Social Care Questions in the House of Commons, in support of the nation’s unpaid carers.

Unpaid Carers Stage First Protest From Home, Streamed On Screens Outside Parliament

Share Post Share Email As MPs head off on their summer recess, and school holidays begin, exhausted unpaid carers from across the country have come together to fight for their right to respite care, in a first-of-its-kind protest outside Parliament. With more than two fifths of unpaid carers (44%) currently accessing no UK Government support to respite care – some time off which could be anything from a few hou…