Changes to the city's lockdown zone have reignited a row between Sir Peter Soulsby and Health Secretary Matt Hancock
Parts of Leicester will be released from lockdown after the Government on Thursday adopted a “targeted” approach which will see pockets of the city remain under tighter restrictions.
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