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Feb 8, 20222 min read

Alex Sobel MP for Leeds North West calls on the government to adopt Labour’s proposals to create 12,

Alex Sobel is calling on the Government to adopt Labour’s plan to create 12,970 new apprenticeships for young people in Yorkshire & the...

Feb 2, 20222 min read

East of Otley Application Paused for 'Meaningful Rethink'

Following Leeds City Council’s recent communication that it has paused the East of Otley hybrid planning application in response to the...

Jan 18, 20221 min read

Clarity sought for East of Otley Development

Alex Sobel is seeking clarity from Leeds City Council as to the status of the East of Otley Development amid rumours of a significant...

Jan 11, 20223 min read

Alex Sobel calls for immediate Government action on spiralling energy costs.

Alex Sobel MP and his colleagues in the Labour Party are calling on the Government to cut VAT on domestic fuel bills as an immediate aid...

Dec 15, 20212 min read

MP questions Government’s commitment to flood prevention in his first question as Shadow Minister

The MP for Leeds North West, Alex Sobel, asks his first question in Parliament as the new Shadow Minister in charge of flooding. Speaking...

Dec 7, 20212 min read

Alex Sobel MP visits local charity and microbrewery in Otley.

Alex visited Hug on a Trays new shop in Manor Square, the local community group raises money to pay for free TV for all patients on J88 &...

Nov 23, 20212 min read

MP brands Government’s social care reforms an attack on those most in need

On Monday night, MPs voted through Health and Social Care Bill plans, by 272 to 246, to exclude means-tested council support payments...

Nov 19, 20214 min read

Azeem’s anti-Jewish slurs were hurtful, but he’s still a victim of racism

Yorkshire County Cricket Club (YCCC) has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. I was born in Leeds; I am a fan of...

Nov 9, 20214 min read

Leaders meet for online summit to tackle spate of spiking cases

Last night, Alex Sobel MP and Mayor Tracy Brabin hosted an online Safe Nightlife Summit, aimed at bringing together leaders to tackle a...

Oct 18, 20212 min read

MP warns of winter NHS crisis.

Alex Sobel MP for Leeds North West warns of the massive strain once again being placed on the NHS services due to rising numbers of Covid...

Oct 18, 20212 min read

MP calls for end to fire and rehire at Leeds event

Alex Sobel has called for an end to Fire and Rehire, and other exploitative work tactics at an event in Leeds on Friday. The MP for Leeds...

Oct 9, 20211 min read

Leeds MP meets world leaders to discuss world leading climate plan

Leeds MP Alex Sobel has met with His Holiness Pope Francis and US leader of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi as the preparation...

Oct 3, 20212 min read

Alex Sobel MP warns of a winter of unnecessary hardship on the horizon.

Otley and Yeadon’s MP, Alex Sobel said many residents in the area face devasting cuts to their income this month with the removal of the...

Sep 27, 20212 min read

MP hails conference pledges

Alex Sobel has hailed the Labour Party commitment to scrap business rates, as ‘game changing’ for businesses in Yeadon, Otley and...

Sep 27, 20212 min read

MP calls for urgent action from Virgin Media

Otley’s MP Alex Sobel has received an abundance of complaints following the installation of cable broadband by Virgin media into the...

Sep 22, 20212 min read

MP is warning about the effect of spiralling energy costs on his constituents.

Alex Sobel spoke about his concerns after the collapse of four smaller energy suppliers, and the news that the sixth largest energy...

Sep 22, 20211 min read

MP backs British farming

LEEDS North West MP Alex Sobel joined the National Farmers Union and thousands of farmers and growers including Jeremy Clarkson, MPs,...

Sep 6, 20212 min read

MP Objects to Government’s ‘fig-leaf’ Jet Zero plan

Alex Sobel has formally objected to the Government’s Jet Zero plan, describing it as ‘fanciful rhetoric serving as a fig leaf to hide...

Apr 13, 20212 min read

Alex at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo today to celebrate its safe reopening.

Alex Sobel, shadow minister for Tourism and Heritage, was at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo today to celebrate its safe reopening. Zoos and other...

Mar 12, 20212 min read

MP requests 'call-in' for Leeds Bradford Airport decision

Alex Sobel has asked the Government to call in the decision to approve the new terminal building at Leeds Bradford Airport. The MP, who...