Leicester lockdown: Police, mayor and business hit out at government's two week closure

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Leicester lockdown: Police, mayor and business hit out at government's two week closure
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Luminaries are railing at the decision which extends the city's lockdown as 'unnecessary' and 'over the top'

Leicester, like the rest of England, was looking forward to easing out of lockdown on July 4. Last night those hopes were dashed. The city of 330,000 people found itself in the ignominious position on Monday of being singled out as a hotspot for Covid-19. Leicester, far from tasting further freedoms next weekend, will slip further back into lockdown; the Government’s decision leaving a bitter taste.

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