Alex Sobel
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 49 |
| Date of birth | April 26,1975 |
| Zodiac sign | Taurus |
| Born | Leeds |
| United Kingdom | |
| Office | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Party | Labour and Co-operative |
| Official site | parliament.uk |
| Position | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Education | University of Leeds |
| Previous position | Member of Leeds City Council |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 802004 |
Alex Sobel Life story
Alexander David Sobel is a British Labour and Co-operative politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Leeds North West since the 2017 general election. He defeated the Liberal Democrat MP Greg Mulholland who had held the seat since 2005.
Ministers accused of betrayal after animal welfare bill scrapped
... " Labour s shadow environment minister Alex Sobel said the government was " too weak to deliver its own legislation and it is animals who will suffer" while the SNP s Kirsten Oswald accused the government of " shilly-shallying"...
PMQs: Rishi Sunak quizzed about Nadhim Zahawi tax allegations
... At PMQs, Labour MP Alex Sobel said Mr Zahawi was " forced to pay millions to HMRC to settle a tax dispute"...
Twitch: Concerns over streamers' mental health
... Labour MP Alex Sobel, who is the chairman of Westminster s All Party Parliamentary Group on Video Gaming and Esports, has called on the site to make changes...
Holocaust Memorial Day: Portraits of last remaining UK survivors unveiled
... Alex Sobel, Labour MP for Leeds North West, recounted how many of his relatives were murdered by the Nazis in death camps or in the Lodz ghetto - including Karol, who would have grown up to be Mr Sobel s uncle, if he had not been shot in the head at the age of two by an SS officer...
UK government sets aside £1. 7bn to support Bulb customers
... Labour MP Alex Sobel warned in the Commons: " We re moving back to an oligopoly of energy companies who are increasing their profits whilst the supplier of last resort is socialising losses...
Coronavirus: UK conference-participants warned about the case
... her colleague, Alex Sobel, MP for Leeds North West, told BBC News that he was just a journalist about the positive test and was concerned the other participants may not be aware of...
General election 2019: What are the issues in Leeds?
... Leeds MPs (clockwise from top left) Hilary Benn, Stuart Andrew, Alec Shelbrooke, Richard Burgon Each of the eight constituencies in the city has its own battles, but key seats to watch include Leeds North West where Labour s Alex Sobel is hoping to win for a second time against a strong Lib Dem challenge from Kamran Hussain, while the Conservatives suggest their candidate Stewart Harper could come through the middle...
UK government sets aside £1. 7bn to support Bulb customers
The UK government has set aside nearly £1. 7bn to allow energy firm Bulb to continue supplying energy to customers.
The Firm was put into special administration on Wednesday, which will let it keep trading for The Moment .
Bulb will be run by administrator Teneo until a buyer can be found or until its customers have moved.
The government loan will support the administrator's work, and mean the lights stay on for Bulb's 1. 7 million customers.
Teneo estimates it will cost around £2. 1bn to keep Bulb trading until The End of April next year.
Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng can provide more money for The Company if needed.
Without The Cash , Bulb would not have been able to Keep Going past The Middle of December, court documents show.
Due to its size, Bulb will be run as normal for The Time being, rather than its customers being immediately transferred to other suppliers, as has happened with other failing energy providers.
By April, the cap on energy prices may have increased significantly, which would mean higher revenues for The Business .
The Company is Three Times larger than any other energy supplier that has failed in recent years.
Normally regulator Ofgem lets a firm fail and moves its customers to a new supplier.
At The High Court in London, Justice Adam Johnson said that if left unresolved uncertainty over Bulb would be " bound to have an effect on customers, employees and suppliers".
He Said that the administration was designed " to keep the energy supply company going, with a view to it being rescued if that is possible".
He added that an alternative would be to appoint a supplier of Last Resort , adding: " That is thought to be impractical here, given the size and importance of Bulb as a supplier".
The Judge said that the £1. 7bn would be " of existential importance to Bulb".
'Risky bets'Earlier in The Day , Mr Kwarteng said the special administration regime was a temporary arrangement to provide " an ultimate safety net to protect consumers and ensure continued supply".
He told The House of Commons: " We do not want this company to be in this temporary state longer than is absolutely necessary. "
For Labour, shadow business secretary Ed Miliband said: " With so many companies going bust in just two months, something not happening Anywhere Else in The World , it points to a systemic failure of regulation.
" Firms took risky bets and were allowed to do so and the government and Ofgem significantly deregulated the conditions of operation in 2016.
" Will The Business secretary now take responsibility for the clear failure of regulation there has been and doesn't it suggest there needs to be a proper external review of the regulation of The Market ? "
As a result of a cap limiting what companies can charge their customers, some businesses have been forced to sell energy for less than they bought it for.
Bigger companies tend to buy their gas further in advance, helping them avoid large hits from The Price spike. However smaller firms that are less able to do that have come Under Pressure .
Since the beginning of September, 22 energy suppliers have failed following a spike in gas prices.
Labour MP Alex Sobel warned in The Commons : " We're moving Back To an oligopoly of energy companies who are increasing their profits whilst the supplier of Last Resort is socialising losses.
" What's [Mr Kwarteng] going to do to fix The Broken energy market? "
Mr Kwarteng replied: " I don't agree with his characterisation. I don't think we're going Back To an oligopoly, as He Said . I've always maintained that competition is absolutely essential in this market.
" What's happened is there's been a huge mismatch between the wholesale price and the retail price cap, and the retail price cap is there to protect consumers. "
Liberal Democrat MP Layla Moran suggested a " Northern Rock-style energy company to take on customers of companies that have gone under" if the current process is not working.
Consumer group Which? said the support " should provide reassurance" to Bulb customers.
" We recommend Bulb customers to do nothing and wait for more information about the special administration process, " said Which? home products and services editor Lisa Barber.
" Its customers will continue to see their bills limited by The Price cap, which is likely to be The Best deal for them at The Moment .
" There are few savings to be made by switching and some suppliers are not taking on new customers due to high wholesale gas prices, " she added.
Source of news: bbc.com
