joining me now is claudia webbe, the labour mp for leicester east. thank you very much for being with us. do you think there needs to be a lockdown in leicester? all the evidence seems to be suggesting that there is a particular problem. we have seen ten days ago now as part of the government daily briefing, the announcement that leicester had a particular problem. that was done without notice or information provided to the local authorities, and ever since, there has been that announcement, there has been an intensity of support in terms of trying to get to where the problem is and how to address and contain the problem. so, like many leicester residents, i am absolutely concerned about the increase in coronavirus cases in the city, and particularly concerned about the reality of the location of that increase happening in my own constituency of leicester east. we've had four test centres 110w east. we've had four test centres now concentrated in and around the constituency. even sits matt hancock made that announcement without warning and notice, th

the labour mp for leicester east says at least five schools and a supermarket have already been closedtested positive. i don't think we should take that risk, i think we should put lives first, and therefore i believe absolutely that we need to protect the residents, protect lives and we need to install a local lockdown, if that is what it means. the local authority has requested help to increase the numbers of people being tested for the virus. this vital for getting the outbreak under control. the government is also promising other assistance. there will be support going into leicester and in fact the health secretary was in touch with many of us over the weekend explaining some of the measures, the support on testing, resources that will go into the local authority as well. in the city, some believe it is too early to talk about having a lockdown without pinning down exactly where the problem lies. after many weeks of asking, we now have that data, we are analysing it over this weekend and hopefully early next week we will know whether we have got a problem, and, if we have, where i

in the words of the many british airways employees in my leicester east constituency, who are fearingl, opportunistic and greedy. the minister said she'd expect employers to treat employees fairly and in the spirit of partnership. the head of the nhs test and trace programme in england, dido harding, has rejected a request from mps for information about its performance. test and trace was launched on friday and aims to alert people who've been in contact with someone who's had a positive test for coronavirus. they're then required to stay at home for 14 days. the chair of the health and social care committee, wanted to know how the system was working. since you've launched, what is the proportion of new covid cases that have been contacted by a clinician within 24 hours? dido harding explained the information needed to be accurate and validated but she didn't have that data now. it's an operational service that is touching hundreds of thousands of people. it is very new. it's important that we make sure that we share accurate data. i'm very happy to give a flavour of what we are learn

braunston town, leicester forest east, east coast of the m1, but still, firmness done, all areas of 0adbyd upset because we were due to open tomorrow and now we are sort of up in the air again. just very upset. what is your view about the timing of this because we are told health officials knew 12 days ago of an outbreak in the city. if they did know we should have been told there and then because we have prepared, our staff are looking forward to coming back to work. i've got my clients that are so upset. i've had so many phone calls today from brides who are crying and emotional because i deal with the designer wear, as in bridal, so all these girls that are getting married are just sort of so upset now. it's just a very scary time for everybody. we just don't know where we stand. is this lockdown right? do you agree with it? i don't agree with it because i feel leicester is being stigmatised because people are going to be scared to come into leicester now. i'm sure other cities have been affected in the same way. these figures, i know they are real figures, i know they are real figures

we‘rejoined now by the labour mp for leicester east claudia webbe, who‘s in westminster, and leicester—basede have had this announcement from the government of announcement from the government of an outbreak on national tv 11 days ago when matt hancock used the government‘s daily media briefing to announce that leicester had an outbreak. now, the reality is that 11 days on, we are not hearing about the progress, we are not hearing that there is improvement, we are not hearing that we are in recovery, so there is a significant issue. in a city where the minority make up the majority, wearing a constituency like mine, there are levels of african asian minorities communities, significant levels of poverty, a2% of children in my constituency are living in poverty and that is obviously quite concerning. and then you have got theissue, concerning. and then you have got the issue, you know, a the average wage is £160 less than the uk average. there are problems in terms of inequalities and high levels of poverty that i am particular concerned about and what that means in terms of coronavirus increa

the labour mp for leicester east, claudia webbe, said the area has what she called "a perfect storm"r the data that comes from that analysis. many weeks of asking, three days ago, at last, we got some data at street level and that is what we need to have in order to analyse whether there is or is not an issue in leicester and if that is, when it is. so you have got that data and the analysis is under way, what happens next? house and met people in leicester discover what is going to happen as a result of this? —— how soon will people in leicester discover. hopefully earlier this week we will know if we had a problem and if we have, where it is. leicester is a very large urban area, a total of nearly 600,000 people in the urban area in its entirety and many neighbourhoods, many communities within it. it is really only if we know whether that is an issue and where, within those neighbourhoods and communities, it might be, that we can decide, if anything, what we need to do. you sound sceptical about the citywide lockdown, but could there be a necessity for a more localised one, a stree

east, cooler in the west. this is bbc news i'm simon mccoy. the headlines. leicester faces more time in lockdown.r an extra two weeks. we have to remain vigilant, we have to continue to do the basics. washing our hands and all that. plus, we need to have local lockdown is and local whack a mole strategies where necessary. spending on infrastructure — the government plans to spend a billion pounds on schools in england over the next decade further easing of restrictions across the rest of the uk as schools in wales and high street shops in scotland reopen. planning to get away? the government prepares to give more details on where we can go on holiday this summer.

our health correspondent in the east midlands — rob sissons — has been speaking to the mayor of leicesterresults are increasing but thatis positive results are increasing but that is because there is more testing taking place. what the government has yet completely failed to explain to us as widely believed something different is happening in lester from what is happening something different is happening in lesterfrom what is happening in something different is happening in lester from what is happening in the rest of england. who do you think should have the power to make this decision? lester city council, the mayor, you, why the government?” think if it were to be necessary, we would take it together but they have not proved it is necessary and not have they demonstrated why extending the present restrictions for another two weeks would make a bit of difference to anything. it is the case that the virus is spreading with the existing regulations well, how can extending then make a difference? current extended restrictions needed to save lives? if it was about saving lives, of course, i

east, cooler in the west. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: leicester faces more time in lockdown.weeks. spending on infrastructure — the government plans to spend £1 billion on schools in england over the next decade. further easing of restrictions across the rest of the uk as schools in wales and high street shops in scotland reopen. planning to get away? the government prepares to give more details on where we can go on holiday this summer. singing a socially—distanced chorus line — how choirs are trying to find harmony two metres apart. sport now, and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. the six—time formula one champion lewis hamilton and his mercedes team—mate, valtteri bottas, will race in black overalls and in black cars when the formula one season resumes at the weekend. it's a change from their silver arrows, in what mercedes says is a statement against racism and discrimination. hamilton, who attended a black lives matter protest two weeks ago, is f1's only black driver and has been vocal in his support of the movemement. and he says: ben stokes wil