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Feb 6, 20192 min read

Alex Sobel Asks on Behalf of Constituents at Prime Ministers Questions

Alex Sobel has today asked a question at Prime Ministers Questions. The MP for Leeds North West has been successful in the ‘shuffle’ for...

Feb 5, 20191 min read

Alex Sobel has been nominated for a Green Heart Hero award for a second year in a row

Alex Sobel MP has been nominated for a Green Heart Hero award for the second year in a row following his first nomination in 2018. He has...

Jan 28, 20192 min read

MP Calls for Community Reinvestment Act after Branch Closures in Otley and Yeadon

Alex Sobel has called for a Community Reinvestment Act to save UK bank branches from closure after the announcement that Santander was...

Jan 28, 20192 min read

Alex Sobel Calls on DWP to Recognise Fibromyalgia

Alex Sobel MP has joined calls for the DWP to recognise fibromyalgia as a medical condition, to allow those suffering from this condition...

Jan 28, 20192 min read

Alex Sobel MP marks Holocaust Memorial Day 2019

This week Alex Sobel MP signed the Holocaust Educational Trust’s Book of Commitment, in doing so pledging his commitment to Holocaust...

Jan 22, 20193 min read

Leeds Secures £29 Million for Clean Air Zone After MP Intervenes

Alex Sobel has warmly welcomed the announcement that Leeds has secured funding for the Clean Air Zone. Leeds City Council have been given...

Jan 18, 20192 min read

MP Sets up Public Meeting with First Bus to take place on 7th February

Alex Sobel has announced a public meeting that will allow residents to speak directly to First Bus over their ‘significant concerns ‘over...

Jan 9, 20192 min read

‘We Are at Breaking Point’ – Leeds North West Schools Respond to MP’s Survey

Alex Sobel has today published his survey of primary schools in Leeds North West. The results paint a harrowing picture of the effects...

Jan 8, 20192 min read

MP Hails Decision to Axe £10bn Contract to ‘Vulture’ Security Firm

Alex Sobel has welcomed the news that a controversial global private security firm have lost their Yorkshire contracts. In July, the MP...

Jan 4, 20191 min read

MP Hails Delay and Repay Success.

Alex Sobel has today hailed the announcement that the 15 minute ‘Delay and Repay’ scheme is to be extended on the Northern Rail...

Dec 20, 20182 min read

Alex Sobel Interrogates Environment Secretary Over Leeds Clean Air Zone Funding

Alex Sobel took on the Environment Secretary, Michael Gove yesterday, challenging him on the recent decision to reject funding for Leeds...

Dec 20, 20181 min read

MP Hails Win for Children in Pool but Warns Against Academisation

Alex Sobel has today welcomed the news that Pool C of E Primary School will be included into the Prince Henry’s admissions policy but...

Nov 13, 20182 min read

MP: Honour our Service Men and Women by fixing the Armed Forces Housing Scandal.

The centenary of the end of the Great War was marked last week with national and local events across the country to honour those who fell...

Nov 9, 20182 min read

Alex Sobel Calls for Public Ownership of English Water

Alex Sobel has used an Early Day Motion in Parliament to call for the public ownership of water. The EDM, which has gathered 18...

Nov 2, 20182 min read

MP Supports Folic Acid Measures in Bid to Stop Spina Bifida

Alex Sobel, MP for Leeds North West, has spoken in favour of mandatory folic acid fortification of in an emotive exchange in Parliament...

Oct 31, 20182 min read

MP Hails Victory as Channel 4 Picks Leeds

Alex Sobel has hailed the news that Channel 4 has picked Leeds for its new national headquarters as ‘a major victory for the region,’ and...

Oct 31, 20182 min read

Alex Sobel Takes Apart Budget for ‘Short Sighted Austerity Politics’.

Alex Sobel slammed the Government’s Autumn budget for their short sightedness and for ‘putting the planet on notice’ in an address to the...

Oct 30, 20181 min read

Friends of Yeadon Cemetery Needs You.

A new ‘Friends of Yeadon Cemetery’ group will hold its inaugural meeting next week as community activists and MP Alex Sobel look to...

Oct 24, 20182 min read

MP Steps in to Help Light Up Yeadon

Alex Sobel has stepped in to secure funding which will transform the Christmas lights switch on in Yeadon. The MP has been working with...

Oct 24, 20182 min read

MP and Councillors Hit Out at Bus Fare Increases

Local MP Alex Sobel and Councillors from Leeds North West have added their voices to those of Leeds residents who are angry about the...