Alex Sobel

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Otley Run: Fears rowdy behaviour on notorious pub crawl could get worse

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Exclusive MP urges Channel 4 to make Leeds its permanent headquarters

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Exclusive Chancellor says new Drax subsidies are 'pragmatic approach' to energy

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Off-licence facing objections to plans to extend opening times to 24 hours a day

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Otley Run: People living on notorious pub crawl route oppose extended hours

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Grocery store on Otley Run facing opposition to selling alcohol

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MP to lead palliative care commission after assisted dying vote

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Need for fair and affordable housing for students - Alex Sobel

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MP warns Trump 'no country has authority to negotiate away' Ukraine

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Escalation of war in Ukraine will leave the rest of Europe fearful

A new children’s hospital, an adult hospital and maternity centre are planned for Leeds General Infirmary.placeholder image

Rachel Reeves urged to prioritise new hospital at LGI with NHS funding

Alex Sobel MP and Cllr Helen Hayden sign concrete work during their tour of the Mabgate site.placeholder image

GMI and Luminate update Leeds MP on Mabgate Campus progress

Chief executive Prof Phil Wood, director of estates Craige Richardson and Alex Sobel MP.placeholder image

NHS trust says new Leeds hospital ‘urgently needed’ as costs rise

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Harehills riots: what led to violent clashes on the streets of Leeds?

Leeds, a city that never fails to impress me, from its confident, sprawling London-esque city skyline to its United fans who march on together like no other fanbase, to its tech sector, its universities, its arts and its armouries - is hitting the headlines for all the wrong reasons.

James Mitchinson

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Sheffield Hallam officially launches PlayStation®5 development lab

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Battleground Yorkshire: A lot needs to go wrong for Labour to falter in Leeds

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Battleground Yorkshire: Leeds' new seat is vulnerable to a mid-term protest

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A review of parliamentary select committees is needed - YPLetters

Colin Graves, the current Yorkshire chair, faces questions during the CMS hearing in London on Tuesday. Photo: PA Wire.placeholder image

Graves and Chathli see off Sobel inquisition - Chris Waters

Azeem Rafiq, the former Yorkshire cricketer, gives evidence at the first DCMS select committee hearing in November 2021. Photo: House of Commons/PA Wire.placeholder image

How can Colin Graves expect to receive a fair political hearing? Chris Waters

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The state of NHS dentistry is a national disgrace - Andrew Vine

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Cash-strapped Yorkshire CCC accused of rejecting financial assistance

Caroline Nokes, MP for Southampton North and Romsey and Co-Chair of the APPG on Investment Fraud, commented: “Our APPG Inquiry has heard reports of a myriad of ways in which investment and pension fraud victims are being comprehensively failed in the UK right now. There appears to be no justice at all for these victims. HMRC are contributing to poor mental and physical health outcomes for victims, with barely existent policies or safeguarding." (Photo by PA)placeholder image

HMRC is levying tax charges against investment fraud victims, say MPs

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People still need help with their energy bills this winter - Alex Sobel

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18th-century Yorkshire pub is saved from development after locals buy it

One of the oldest pubs in the Leeds area has been saved from closure and redevelopment after a local consortium managed to buy it.

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Yorkshire school to stay open after council backs down from closure plan

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Future of under-threat Yorkshire primary school to be discussed next week

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Police launch urgent appeal to find missing man not seen for a week

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Headingley McDonald’s will pour “fuel on the fire” of rowdy Otley Run behaviour

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Rail bosses and unions urged to 'sit around a table' and resolve strike issues

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MP said inquiry into Leeds Bradford Airport expansion 'could have been avoided'

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MP criticises Yorkshire's 'poor handling' of Azeem Rafiq racism case

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Yorkshire chairman called to face MPs over handling of Azeem Rafiq racism claims

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Leeds MP meets with Pope ahead of Cop26 summit

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Yorkshire Cricket and Morrisons deliver 12,000 meals to stop kids going hungry

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Returning tourism represents salvation for businesses - The Yorkshire Post says

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Tourism economy 'reshaping' needed to ensure year-round benefits

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Yorkshire could become 'swimming pool desert' as facilities struggle to survive

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How Leeds will fight to stop Channel 4 sell-off – Alex Sobel

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School in Otley uses football to educate pupils as young as nine about racism

National Holidays’ first customers arriving in Scarborough are greeted by the company’s chief executive officer, Andy Freeth, and the Shadow Minister for Tourism and Heritage, Alex Sobel, following the start of group coach tours. Picture are (left to right) are James Mason, the chief executive of Welcome to Yorkshire, Andy Freeth, the chief executive officer of National Holidays, Maureen Earnshaw and Danny Henry from Huddersfield, and Alex Sobel, the Shadow Minister for Tourism and Heritage. (Picture: Gerard Binks)placeholder image

Coach tours to Yorkshire coast are heralded as major boost to tourism industry

Coach company Bibby's of Ingleton, pictured at Ribblehead Viaduct in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, which lost thousands last year during the pandemicplaceholder image

'Conflicted guidance' on when coach companies can operate again, say MPs

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Starmer has no chance of becoming PM with anti-business rhetoric - Mark Casci

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Why this Labour MP is a new ‘enemy’ of business – Yorkshire Post Letters

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How GPs are hurting NHS and vaccine rollout – Tom Richmond

Alex Sobel MP speaking, Parents' protest over funding for young people with special educational needs and disabilities outside Leeds City Art Gallery in 2019.placeholder image

Leeds Labour MP Alex Sobel apologises for describing business as 'the enemy'

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Government transport jobs created in Leeds amid launch of bus strategy

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MP calls for Government inquiry into Leeds Bradford Airport plans approvals

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Climate Emergency; why Leeds Bradford Airport decision is defining test – Alex S...

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Tributes paid to former Leeds MP Harold Best

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We need clean air for sake of public health – Yorkshire Post Letters

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MPs' plea to Government to give more support to Leeds theatres amid coronavirus

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Outrage as Otley bar accused of selling drink called 'Rohypnol' to customers

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