“We are in the situation where the government has been too slow.” Labour MP for Leicester East, ClaudiaWebbe says she welcomes the local lockdown in the city but says the data didn’t ‘come quick enough’. KayBurley Get the latest on this story here:
Leicester currently has 135 cases per 100,000 people - three times the amount of infections in the next highest city.
"We'll monitor closely adhering to social distancing rules and we'll take further steps if that is what's necessary."Reacting to the decision, Leicester Mayor Sir Peter Soulsby described the move as"disappointing". "And although county rates are below the national and regional averages, we can't be complacent and it makes sense to step up restrictions in areas closer to the city.
We knew this local lockdown was coming, but the four-hour delay to the health secretary's formal announcement made it clear quite how tricky this decision was. Both for the government and for the city of Leicester.
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