Leeds news Live: Labour call for students to be allowed home for Christmas after Leeds put into local lockdown

Labour has called for students to be allowed home for Christmas, amid outbreaks and lockdowns in several student populations.
Students should be allowed home at Christmas, says the Labour party. Photo: James HardistyStudents should be allowed home at Christmas, says the Labour party. Photo: James Hardisty
Students should be allowed home at Christmas, says the Labour party. Photo: James Hardisty

As Leeds enters a local lockdown, students in Manchester have been told to isolate in halls of residence while students have been banned from pubs and bars in Scotland. Today, Labour called on the Government to allow students to return home at Christmas. Keep following our live blog below for updates (if you cannot see the blog, head to our website via your phone's internet browser instead).