Alex Sobel wins Green Heart Hero award
Alex Sobel has been names MP Climate Champion at the Climate Coalition’s Green Heart Hero awards last night. The awards, hosted by Kay...
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- Mar 10, 2020
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Alex Sobel welcomes Clean Air Zone launch date but lambasts 9-month delay
Alex Sobel has welcomed the announcement of a date for the Clean Air Zone, but has criticised the Government for ‘dragging its feet.’ The...
- Feb 18, 2020
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Alex nominated for green award for third time running
Alex Sobel MP is delighted to have been nominated for the third year running for The Green Heart Hero Awards. Alex has been nominated in...
- Feb 7, 2020
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Net Zero All Party Group officially launched by Leeds MP
Alex Sobel launched his cross-party group to achieve net zero carbon emissions in the UK. Net zero, otherwise known as carbon neutrality,...
- Aug 29, 2019
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Alex Sobel Transport Strategy Launched
Alex Sobel has released his strategic principles for transport in his constituency. In an 8 page document, the MP for Leeds North West...
- Aug 13, 2019
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MP Joins Woodcraft Folk Camping in the Constituency
Alex Sobel, MP for Leeds North West, has swapped canvassing for canvas this week, helping at a local Woodcraft Folk camp in Bramhope....
- Jun 24, 2019
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MP hails Otley charge point success
Alex Sobel has today hailed the first public Electric vehicle charge point in Leeds North West. The MP has had confirmation that...
- Jun 13, 2019
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MP quizzes experts over biodiversity post Brexit
Alex Sobel MP raised several valuable points during a recent session of the Environmental Audit Committee at a Cambridge Outreach Event...
- Mar 19, 2019
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MP Speaks at Youth Climate Change Rally as City Council Declare ‘Climate Emergency’
Alex Sobel gave a rousing speech at the Youth Climate Protest held last Friday. Young people from all over the city had come out of...
- Mar 6, 2019
- 3 min
Alex Sobel calls for marshall plan as he turns up the heat on climate change.
“I am going to speak up for the 3,000 young people who came out in Leeds two weeks ago on the youth climate strike and all the other...
- Feb 5, 2019
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Alex Sobel has been nominated for a Green Heart Hero award for a second year in a row
Alex Sobel MP has been nominated for a Green Heart Hero award for the second year in a row following his first nomination in 2018. He has...
- Jan 22, 2019
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Leeds Secures £29 Million for Clean Air Zone After MP Intervenes
Alex Sobel has warmly welcomed the announcement that Leeds has secured funding for the Clean Air Zone. Leeds City Council have been given...
- Dec 20, 2018
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Alex Sobel Interrogates Environment Secretary Over Leeds Clean Air Zone Funding
Alex Sobel took on the Environment Secretary, Michael Gove yesterday, challenging him on the recent decision to reject funding for Leeds...
- Nov 9, 2018
- 2 min
Alex Sobel Calls for Public Ownership of English Water
Alex Sobel has used an Early Day Motion in Parliament to call for the public ownership of water. The EDM, which has gathered 18...
- Oct 12, 2018
- 2 min
MP Shows Support for Innovative Recycling Drive
This Tuesday saw the launch of #LeedsByExample, an innovative recycling drive being trialled in Leeds City Centre and supported by Alex...
- Oct 9, 2018
- 3 min
Alex Sobel Demands Protection of Renewables as Feed-In Tarriffs are set to be Scrapped
Alex Sobel MP has lambasted the Government’s plan to scrap Feed-In Tarriffs (FiT). The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial...
- Oct 4, 2018
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Alex Sobel on Climate Change
In this speech, Alex spoke about the importance of climate change as the most pressing issue facing the Parliament and urged fellow MPs...
- Sep 20, 2018
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MP Praises Social Enterprise as Expansion Plans Take Flight.
Alex Sobel this week visited Leeds based social enterprise Seagulls Reuse to acknowledge the fantastic work they do for the environment...
- Aug 13, 2018
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MP Meets Local Children’s Mayor Candidate to Share Campaign Tips
Leeds North West MP, Alex Sobel spent Friday afternoon with local budding politician Lois Priestley as she bids to become Leeds...
- Jul 31, 2018
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MP Calls for Grouse Shooting Ban
Alex Sobel has called for a national ban on grouse shooting in effort to protect the wildlife, the environment and people at risk of...
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