Lockdown measures imposed in late March to slow down the spread of coronavirus may not have been as effective in black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities because of the ‘one-size-fits-all approach’, scientists have said. Academics at the University of Leicester found that Covid-19 cases continued to rise in BAME groups in certain parts of … Read more
Leicester’s mayor has slammed Matt Hancock’s decision to only partially ease the city’s lockdown and accused the government of ‘party political’ aims after restrictions were focused on areas run by Labour and the Lib Dems. The Health Secretary announced this evening that only schools and nurseries will be allowed to reopen from next Friday, July 24, … Read more
Leicester mayor Sir Peter Soulsby says lockdown for 90% of the city is ‘unnecessary and unjustified’ as government prepares to decide ‘over next 24 hours’ whether to ease restrictions Mayor of Leicester Sir Peter Soulsby wants the lock down across his city eased He said new figures show only 10 per cent has above average … Read more
A co-founder of fashion retailer Boohoo has links to a factory in Leicester accused of paying staff less than the minimum wage, it has been revealed. The brand has confirmed that the factory at the heart of the ‘human trafficking and slavery’ allegations is run by Morefray Ltd, a Manchester-owned firm with ties to the I Saw … Read more
Boohoo’s shares have plunged by £500million today after Priti Patel asked Britain’s FBI to investigate the fast fashion chain over claims they were using an alleged £3.50-an-hour sweatshop in Leicester to produce cheap clothing during the coronavirus pandemic. The Home Secretary has stepped in and instructed the National Crime Agency to probe the issues amid claims … Read more
The Mayor of Leicester had been warned that some manufacturing companies were breaching Covid-19 social distancing guidelines three months ago, a former minister has claimed. Sir Peter Soulsby, 71, and his Labour councillors wer warned by local Tory politicians of the ‘shuttered premises’ in which textile workers were operating amid the coronavirus lockdown. Former minister … Read more
My only surprise when the Government announced a local lockdown in Leicester last week was that it had taken so long. I have had grave and growing concerns that my city was heading for a severe Covid-19 outbreak because, since the end of April, lockdown here has been observed in name only. At first, when schools, … Read more
Clothes workers in Leicester are being paid as little as £3.50 an hour to produce items for some of the UK’s biggest fashion brands, an investigation has uncovered. At a factory named as Jaswal Fashions, where clothes at bound for online giant Boohoo and Nasty Gal, employees are said to work for less than half … Read more
Police carry out spot checks on ‘Leicester lepers’ arriving at city’s railway station as locked-down residents in Covid-hit city are banned from holiday parks, campsites and hotels By Danny Gallagher For Mailonline Published: 16:34 BST, 3 July 2020 | Updated: 17:03 BST, 3 July 2020 British transport police are carrying out checks at Leicester train … Read more
Jeremy Hunt has slammed Boris Johnson‘s government for taking ‘far too long’ to implement targeted coronavirus virus testing in Leicester. Writing in The Daily Telegraph, the former Health Secretary claimed mass coronavirus testing could reduce the likelihood of local lockdowns. His intervention comes as the East Midlands city was placed under harsher restrictions by Matt … Read more