the mayor of leicester, sir peter soulsby, says the number of cases has gone up because of higher levelsbut is concerned that keeping restrictions in place for longer won't do much to slow the spread of the virus. lets talk to the shadow health secretaryjon ashworth, who is the mp for leicester south... thank you very much for being with us. thank you very much for being with us. are you any clearer as to what the government is planning for leicester? is the lockdown going to be continued for a couple of weeks? we are expecting matt hancock to be making a statement about now is actually in the house of commons. it has been delayed until nine 15 pm this evening. given that matt hancock announced 11 days ago that leicester had an outbreak, i had expected that they might have got this statement a bit earlier than where we have at the but i

the mayor of leicester, peter soulsby, said more data was needed on how the outbreak was developing inhealth secretary, what, ten days ago now, and have subsequently had a number of discussions with the chief medical officer and others and have consistently said to them that we need the data. we, and you, need to know what is happening on the ground in leicester and it's not helpful, really, just to talk about outbreaks or to suggest that there needs to be a citywide lockdown. we need to know what the real situation is on the ground here in our city and only then, together with the government, can we decide what intervention is needed. two illegal street parties have been broken up by police during another night of unlawful gatherings in london. dispersal zones were put in place in clapham common and tooting bec common to clear crowds causing "significa nt disruptions" on saturday night. the zones allow uniformed officers extra powers to order people to leave the area and not return. the police said the unlicensed music events are "unlawful", "unregulated" and officers will close them

the mayor of leicester, peter soulsby, said more data was needed on how the outbreak was developing inecretary, what, ten days ago now, and have subsequently had a number of discussions with the chief medical officer and others and have consistently said to them that we need the data. we, and you, need to know what is happening on the ground in leicester and it's not helpful, really, just to talk about outbreaks or to suggest that there needs to be a citywide lockdown. we need to know what the real situation is on the ground here in our city and only then, together with the government, can we decide what intervention is needed. police have named the man who was shot dead by armed officers during a knife attack in glasgow on friday. he was badreddin abadlla adam — a 28—year—old asylum—seeker from sudan. six people who were stabbed — including a police officer — are being treated in hospital. in india, there's growing anger over the deaths of a father and son in police custody in the southern state of tamil nadu. the family says the men were beaten and tortured by officers, after they we

the mayor of leicester, peter soulsby, said more data was needed on how the outbreak was developing intary, what, ten days ago now, and have subsequently had a number of discussions with the chief medical officer and others and have consistently said to them that we need the data. we, and you, need to know what is happening on the ground in leicester and it's not helpful, really, just to talk about outbreaks or to suggest that there needs to be a citywide lockdown. we need to know what the real situation is on the ground here in our city and only then, together with the government, can we decide what intervention is needed. joining me now is claudia webbe, the labour mp for leicester east. thank you very much for being with us. 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 loc

we can speak now to the mayor of leicester sir peter soulsby. thank you forjoining us.manda and billy. the secretary of state announced that he believed there was an outbreak in leicester the better part of two weeks ago and since then we have been struggling to get information from them as to what data they had, what led them to believe there was this particular problem here, and struggling to get them to keep the level of testing in leicester. it came in a sense something of a relief yesterday to actually have some certainty about the way forward and have some certainty that what they are going to do is extensive and hopefully going to be effective. the other thing which isn't certain, we know the first instance is two weeks, do you have any indication of how any decision to increase it or stay with it, how that decision will be made? i hope that the decision will be made on the basis of data, on the basis of figures, and i hope that in future there will be figures that will be shared with us. for weeks we have been trying to get information about the level of testing

the mayor of leicester sir peter soulsby says it's a "relief" to finally have a clear path forward, butvoiced his frustrations over how long it's taken to gain access to relevant data. the secretary of state announced that he believed there was an outbreak in leicester the best part of two weeks ago. and since then we have been struggling to get information from them as to what data they had, and what led them to believe there was a particular problem here, and struggling to get them to keep the level of testing in leicester. and it came in a sense as something of a relief yesterday that we actually had some certainty about the way forward, and to have some certainty that what they're going to do is extensive and i hope be very effective. for weeks now, we have been trying to get information about the level of testing in the city and the result of that testing in the city and it was only last thursday that we got the first batch of that data, and i hope that now that they have recognised that they need to work with is, they will be providing us that they need to work with us, they will

we‘ll be speaking to the mayor of leicester, peter soulsby, in around half an hour.ear—old asylum—seeker from sudan. six people who were stabbed — including a police officer — are being treated in hospital. there‘s been plenty of gardening going on during the lockdown — and now the duchess of cambridge has mucked in. she helped with some planting during a visit to a children‘s hospice in norfolk — as leigh milner reports. the duchess of cambridge wasn‘t afraid to get her hands or her dress dirty when she helped families create a special garden at this children‘s hospice in norwich. run by east anglian children‘s hospices, the nook was opened last year by catherine to support families caring for children with life—threatening illnesses — families like lisa and liam page and their three—month—old son, connor. born with severe brain damage, he came to the hospice for end—of—life care. you‘ve got to dig them in now! with the help of some fellow gardeners, the duchess hand—picked the plants during a trip to fakenham garden centre near her norfolk home of anmer hall. she c

but this morning, sir peter soulsby, the mayor of leicester, has said that recommendations he has receivedan from 11th ofjuly, as the rest of england sees the likes of hairdressers, pubs and restaurants reopen, they will remain closed under current measures here in the city. which, of course, is going to have a huge impact on those businesses. now, we are expecting still a meeting to take place today, a virtual meeting, between the mayor of leicester, public health england and department of health officials which may provide more clarity for people in the city, who are desperate to find out what the next measures are going to be, what the next few days and weeks are going to look like and if there will be any restrictions imposed to the people of leicester. officials in pakistan say four men, who attacked the country's stock exchange in karachi, have been killed. six other people are reported to have died in the assault. the militants threw grenades and opened fire as they tried to force their way into the stock exchange compound, which lies in a high security zone that also houses the hea

i think, what you hear from sir peter soulsby earlier, that isa from sir peter soulsby earlier, thatint he makes. it should be a joint decision between the local authority and the government. yes, that's what he would like and that does seem that common sense should prevail but hold on. in real life, who is going to sit at the desk and say, right this is the moment? 0k, sit at the desk and say, right this is the moment? ok, so, as local authority level, they already have existing powers with which to impose restrictions on individuals and on premises if they are so required to and the coronavirus act, passed earlier this year, gave the secretary of state powers to impose those restrictions as well. it is not just those restrictions as well. it is notjust simply those restrictions as well. it is not just simply a case of those restrictions as well. it is notjust simply a case of imposing restrictions, what you do want is a tailored response and here is where getting local people involved is key, because local teams understand the context best, they understand the context best, they un

correspondent in the east midlands — rob sissons — has been speaking to the mayor of leicester, sir peter soulsbying 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 would if it was ab

but sir peter soulsby has criticised the lack of information from the government saying he only receivede detail at one o'clock this morning. the health secretary matt hancock has been talking to local officials this afternoon. our health editor, hugh pym, reports from leicester. there were big questions for the city of leicester today. a community anxious to know what, if any, restrictions on their lives might be imposed. and health experts trying to work out why there has been a recent increase in the number of coronavirus cases. mobile testing units moved into the city in the last few days in an attempt to gain more information about the local cases. earlier the city's mayor was told that the opening of restaurants and other businesses due on saturday in england might be delayed for two weeks in leicester. this morning he made clear he wasn't impressed. if it is the case that the virus is spreading with the existing regulations, how can extending them for two weeks make a difference to that? for one local barber, preparing to open up again on saturday, the thought of more weeks withou