Dr Imran Choudhury speaks on testing amid restriction ease - pictures by Sutton Council and PA The Director of Public Health in Sutton is urging people to make use of the rapid covid tests following the restriction ease. From April 9, the government announced that free rapid tests ( for people with no symptoms), will be offered to everyone in England. Dr Imran Choudhury, director of public health at Sutton Council, is urging residents to take tests as regulary as twice a week. He said: “This week we all took another step out of lockdown. Shops, restaurants with outdoor space, pub gardens and gyms were all able to open. It is fantastic to see Sutton’s town centre begin to spring into activity again.
A gay Tory MP has contacted the police after receiving a poison pen letter threatening to kill him and his boyfriend.
Elliot Colburn, the 28-year-old MP for Carshalton and Wallington, shared an image of the message on Twitter and said he had informed officers.
The politician, who is openly gay and dates a councillor on Sutton Council, refused to let the individual stop him or his family standing up for his local area in London.
The letter reads: F ing Tory scum. You and your f g boyfriend should watch your backs. Enjoy your time you smug p k you ain t got many left. Rar coming for you.
Gay Tory MP Elliot Colburn (right) with fiancé Jed Dwight (left).
(Instagram/ elliotcolburn)
Tory MP Elliot Colburn has revealed he was sent a homophobic letter threatening to kill him and his boyfriend.
Colburn, 28, is the MP for Carshalton and Wallington, and won his seat in 2019, making him one of the country’s youngest parliamentarians.
He is engaged to Jed Dwight, a councillor on Sutton Council and editor of the poultry and waterfowl magazine
Fancy Fowl.
Last week, Colburn shared a photo on Twitter of a letter sent to his office, which read: “‘F king Tory scum. You and your fag boyfriend should watch your backs.
Everyone Active issue statement ahead of reopening Leisure centres in Sutton are set to reopen from next week, after the Prime Minister confirmed the roadmap is on track and planned easements can go ahead. On Monday, the Government confirmed that leisure centres would be safe to reopen with strict operational measures in place. Leisure operator Everyone Active has announced that Cheam Leisure Centre, David Weir Leisure Centre, The Phoenix Centre, and Westcroft Leisure Centre will reopen on April 12 following a three-month closure due to Covid-19. While its 200 leisure centres across the country have been closed, Everyone Active has provided a comprehensive package of online workouts for people to use, along with live streamed classes across its social media pages.
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