We can't afford room for confusion around lockdown rules - the YEP says

It’s an emphatic call from civic leaders across the north pleading with the Government to change new lockdown restrictions which they warn could cripple already struggling local economies.
By Laura Collins
Published 29th Sep 2020, 06:00 BST
Shoppers visiting Leeds City Centre at the weekend.Shoppers visiting Leeds City Centre at the weekend.
Shoppers visiting Leeds City Centre at the weekend.

Leeds City Council leader Judith Blake and chief executive Tom Riordan have united with their counterparts in Liverpool and Manchester to pen a powerful letter to Health Secretary Matt Hancock calling into question the efficacy of the new “confusing and contradictory” restrictions and warning they could lead to the cities “falling into a state of decline”.

As part of their letter they are calling on the Government to recognise its “advisory” guidance is unenforceable, “hugely damaging” to businesses and undermines public confidence.

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We are at a crucial point here in Leeds after new lockdown restrictions were enforced just a few days ago.

Public safety is paramount and there should be absolutely no room for confusion.

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