Coronavirus: Frontline heroes celebrated by Yorkshire MPs in #ThereWithYou video

They praise local newspaper key workers for providing "good, honest, scrupulous journalism" during the pandemic.

It follows a Yorkshire Post approach to all MPs in the region to send messages of support to key workers, including those in the news industry.

Ten MPs have replied so far, with the joint video and others are being encouraged to use our media channels and sister titles to deliver their own messages.

VIDEO: Watch the video at the top of this page, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/yorkshirepost.newspaper and Twitter @yorkshirepost.

The video features Tracy Brabin, Batley and Spen MP, Olivia Blake, Sheffield Hallam MP, Sarah Champion, Rotherham MP, Fabian Hamilton, Leeds North East MP, Emma Hardy, Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle MP, John Healey, Wentworth and Dearne MP, Holly Lynch, Halifax MP, Rachel Reeves, Leeds West MP, Barry Sheerman, Huddersfield MP and Alex Sobel, Leeds North West MP.

Mr Sobel said: “We thought it to be incredibly important to answer the call for support from the Yorkshire Post on behalf of every local publication and the industry as a whole.

"We need to protect scrupulous, fact checked journalism at every turn, to ensure that the public have access to full facts about the decisions being made on their behalf.

"I would encourage everyone who can to keep supporting their newspaper, particularly their local publications.”

They pay tribute to the work of health and social care workers as well as refuge collectors, postal workers, shop workers and every key worker who is keeping the country on its feet during the coronavirus pandemic.

The MPs singled out journalists who have been working throughout this crisis to keep the nation informed and up to date as well as hold decision makers to account for key decisions that have life and death implications.

Print media, particularly local print media has been hit hard by the lockdown, as news vendors close and advertising revenue dries up due to the ongoing shutdown of local businesses.

In the video, the MPs highlight the importance of local fact checked journalism and that without it, we become reliant on online media that often does not have the same journalistic standards.

* Yorkshire MPs wanting to send their own, or joint messages - free of charge - are being encouraged to contact The Yorkshire Post and our sister titles by emailing [email protected].