The BBC reports that Sarah Wood, Kirklees Council's Reform UK leader, denies saying Long Covid was "made up", after Green councillor Andrew Cooper read out a 2020 post from her social media account claiming the condition was invented by the media. Wood says the account was managed by several campaign members and did not reflect her views, while Cooper notes 1.5 million Britons have the condition, recognised by the WHO, the CDC and the NHS.