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- May 7, 2020
- 3 min
Coronavirus Update Thursday 7th May
There have been reports of a drift with lockdown and there is a feeling that more people are gathering in public spaces. This is the...
- May 6, 2020
- 2 min
Coronavirus update Wednesday 6th May 2020
The UK has now passed 30,000 deaths. This is the worst in Europe. At today’s Prime Minister’s questions, Boris Johnson was brought to...
- May 5, 2020
- 2 min
Coronavirus update Tuesday 5th May
Today marks the sad news that we now have the highest death toll in Europe. Behind each death is a grieving family and my thoughts as...
- May 4, 2020
- 3 min
Coronavirus Update Monday 4th May
Good Morning. Please see the follwing update as we embark on the seventh week of lockdown. The official death toll now sadly stands at...
- May 1, 2020
- 3 min
Coronavirus Update Friday 1st May
During the Government daily briefing on the 17th March, the chancellor, Rishi Sunak stated that he would do “Whatever it takes” to...
- Apr 30, 2020
- 3 min
Coronavirus update Thursday 30th April
Good morning. Today the cabinet will meet to discuss and review lockdown. It is likeley that the guiding principle is the R value (R0)...
- Apr 29, 2020
- 4 min
Coronavirus Update Wednesday 29th April
Good morning. Please find today’s update below. I am pleased to see this morning’s announcement regarding expanding tests for key...
- Apr 28, 2020
- 3 min
Coronavirus Update Tuesday 28th April
Today I will take part in the silence at 11am to mark my respect for those key workers who have lost their lives to Covid-19. Our...
- Apr 27, 2020
- 5 min
Coronavirus update Monday 27th April
I hope this update finds you well and that you have had a pleasant weekend. I am sad to report that the UK death rate from COVID-19...
- Apr 24, 2020
- 2 min
Coronavirus update Friday 24th April
Nationally, as of 9am on 23 April, 559,935 people have been tested for Covid-19, of which 131,495 tested positive. As of 5pm on 23 April...
- Apr 23, 2020
- 2 min
Coronavirus update Thursday 23rd April
Major companies still not adhering to lockdown Yesterday, alongside 50 of my colleagues I signed a letter to BT Marc Allera, CEO of BT’s...
- Apr 22, 2020
- 2 min
Why dentistry is falling through the gaps
I have, over the past weeks, received a great many emails and messages from dentists in my constituency. Their unique circumstances has...
- Apr 22, 2020
- 3 min
Coronavirus update Wednesday 22nd April
Nationally as of 9am on 21 April, 397,670 people have been tested for Covid-19, of which 129,044 people tested positive. As of 5pm on 20...
- Apr 21, 2020
- 3 min
Coronavirus update Tuesday 21st April
Nationally, as of 9am on 20 April, 386,044 people have been tested for Covid-19, of which 124,743 tested positive. As of 5pm on 19 April...
- Apr 21, 2020
- 2 min
Food Bank Raises £25,000 With Help From Local MP
Leeds North West MP Alex Sobel has said he had an “overwhelming response” to a fundraiser for Leeds North and West Food Bank which raised...
- Apr 20, 2020
- 3 min
Coronavirus Update Monday 20th April
I hope you have had a restful and safe weekend. Please see below update PPE There are still major problems in our PPE sector. In this...
- Apr 17, 2020
- 3 min
Coronavirus update Friday 17th April 2020
I would like to start by expressing my sadness at the news of Norman Hunter’s passing. This news is made only more tragic in the context...
- Apr 17, 2020
- 2 min
Paraglider's aprons, Vietnamese masks, homemade visors and a Kaiser Chief.
How an MP is providing PPE to Care providers in North Leeds Alex Sobel MP has taken the PPE crisis into his own hands, procuring and...
- Apr 16, 2020
- 3 min
Coronavirus update: Thursday 16th April
The total confirmed positive COVID-19 cases in the Leeds area up to 5pm 14 April was 734. The total number of reported deaths of people...
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