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Jun 23, 20192 min read

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 12, 20191 min read

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...

Jun 12, 20192 min read

MP hails new ‘puppy farm’ law

MP welcomes ban on the sale of puppies and kittens Alex Sobel has welcomed a ban on the third-party sales of puppies and kittens in...

Jun 10, 20192 min read

Alex Sobel celebrates two-year anniversary as MP for Leeds North West

Alex Sobel celebrates two-year anniversary as MP for Leeds North West Alex Sobel has been the MP for Leeds North West for two years. On...

Jun 6, 20192 min read

Lawnswood Roundabout Saved

Labour Councillor Christine Knight and Labour MP Alex Sobel have met with the city’s new transport head and have achieved substantial...

Jun 4, 20192 min read

MP circus animal campaign “comes to fruition”

Alex Sobel’s campaign to end the use of wild animals in circuses has been successful a new act set to outlaw the practice. Mr Sobel,...

May 30, 20191 min read

Community run an ‘amazing tribute’

Runners from across the community have come together to pay tribute to an inspiring individual, raising over £124,000 for Cancer Research...

May 13, 20192 min read

Keir Starmer Speaks in Leeds North West

Keir Starmer, Labour MP and Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, spoke in Headingley this week, reaffirming Labour’s...

May 12, 20192 min read

MP calls for end to Isolation Booths

Alex Sobel is calling for a ban of isolation booths, a controversial method used by some schools to manage and punish disruptive...

May 9, 20192 min read

Alex Sobel Visits Dementia Café

MP Visits Dementia Café Alex Sobel is encouraging Yeadon residents to get involved in the local dementia café. The MP for Leeds North...

Apr 14, 20191 min read

Local MP ‘Crucial’ to Article 50 extension

Alex Sobel has done ‘crucial work to secure the votes we needed in time,’ according to the Member of Parliament who brought forward the...

Apr 4, 20192 min read

‘Constructive’ bus meeting held by MP

The Otley Courthouse was alive last night with residents keen to share their concerns with First Bus and the West Yorkshire Combined...

Apr 1, 20192 min read

MP to meet with Heineken as refurbishment plans concern patrons

Labour MP Alex Sobel has secured a meeting with Heineken UK after intervening on their plans for two Otley pubs. The White Swan and Black...

Mar 31, 20192 min read

MP praises Otley Library refurbishment

Labour MP Alex Sobel has asked for reassurance to be given to the people of Otley about the reopening of Otley Library. The MP for Leeds...

Mar 26, 20192 min read

Alex Sobel Speaks at People’s Vote March

Alex Sobel MP addressed crowds at Saturdays ‘Put it to the People’ demonstration in London. With an estimated 1-2 million marchers, the...

Mar 19, 20192 min read

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 11, 20192 min read

Public meeting with First planned for Otley as MP makes bus passengers heard.

Alex Sobel has confirmed a public meeting in Otley with the owners of the privately run bus service First Bus. This follows a...

Mar 11, 20191 min read

MP raises minimum staffing requirements in UK care homes after sexual assault case

Alex Sobel has spoken for constituents in the House of Commons after a serious sexual assault of their elderly mother by a fellow...

Mar 6, 20193 min read

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 8, 20194 min read

MP's public meeting holds bus company's 'feet to the fire'

Alex Sobel MP last night hosted a public meeting in Heart with First Bus to discuss passenger concerns and to promote constructive...