Oadby and Wigston MP Neil O'Brien tweeted the local lockdown had been lifted in the area and it was now subject to the same restrictions as the rest of Leicestershire.
The Department of Health and Social Care said restaurants, cafes, bars and hairdressers in Leicester would be able to reopen from Monday but leisure centres, gyms and pools would remain closed.
Cinemas and museums are also allowed to open and religious ceremonies can take place, a spokesman added.
Leicester West MP Liz Kendall tweeted she has spoken to Mr Hancock and called it "great news".
"This has been an unbelievably difficult period for our city but people's hard work and sacrifices have paid off," the Labour MP said.
But she described the government's handling of the lockdown as "totally shambolic" and "lessons must be learnt for the future to prevent others going through the same".
Earlier, Leicester's mayor Sir Peter Soulsby had shared his frustration with the government.
"We haven't got a clue what's going on, we really haven't. We've been messed about all day," he said.
"They were going to make the announcement much earlier in the day, then they were going to make it around 4pm, then 5pm, and now we understand they're not even going to discuss it until 6pm. What a way to run a country."
Rose Linnett runs Buddies Grove Cafe in Wigston, which has not yet opened its doors.
She said she was "stunned" by the late-night announcement, and called for "more clarification" from the government.
"The second lockdown has been really difficult for me," she said.
"I think people are going to be very cautious [about going out] from the beginning, because we've had so long where you can't be near people."
Julie Jordan, from Jordan Motors on Narborough Road in Leicester, said she has been "one of the lucky ones" classed as an essential business and allowed to stay open.
Having seen her mother die in April from the virus, she said she understands people's fears, she said the way information was relayed on Thursday from Mr Hancock was "quite poor".
She said: "It's been really slow for us in Leicester I think, it has been disappointing."
Separate households are banned from meeting indoors from today in Greater Manchester, East Lancashire and parts of West Yorkshire after a rise in coronavirus cases.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock told Sky News the new restrictions were "absolutely necessary", adding: "When you face a pandemic like this, it is important to move quickly if that's what needed."
The order, affecting roughly four million people, covers:
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All of Greater Manchester: Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, and Wigan
East Lancashire: Pendle, Hyndburn, Burnley, Rossendale and Blackburn with Darwen
West Yorkshire: Bradford, Calderdale and Kirklees
The city of Leicester, which saw the UK's first local lockdown
It means people in these areas will not be permitted to mix with other households (apart from those in their support bubbles) in private homes or gardens.
It is understood there is currently no endpoint to the restrictions but they will be subject to a weekly review.
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Some exemptions will be put in place, including for the vulnerable.
The government will sign new regulations to make these changes legally enforceable.
The regulations will give local authorities and police forces the powers to enforce these restrictions and more details on these will be set out when the regulations are published.
Households may go to hospitality, for instance bars and pubs, but new guidance will make clear that two households should not go to hospitality together.
Mr Hancock said "households gathering and not abiding by the social distancing rules" was a reason for the decision, which had been taken to "keep the country safe".
Data shows that there has been less transmission in the area when people go to work or shops, he added.
"This is not the sort of decision anybody would want to take but as we've seen before it is important to move quickly," the health secretary said.
He also said his "heart goes out" to the Muslim community ahead of Eid celebrations, which will likely be heavily impacted by the new restrictions.
Mr Hancock added: "We're constantly vigilant and we've been looking at the data, and unfortunately we've seen across parts of northern England an increase in the number of cases of coronavirus."
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer criticised the way the announcement was made, branding it a "new low for the government's communications".
"No one would argue with putting in place local action to reduce the transmission of coronavirus," he tweeted.
"But announcing measures affecting potentially millions of people late at night on Twitter is a new low for the government's communications during this crisis.
"When the government ended the daily press conferences, they said they would hold them for "significant announcements", including local lockdowns. It's hard to imagine what could be more significant than this.
"For all the bluster, government has failed to deliver a functioning track and trace system that would spot local flare-ups like these."
Out of the 19 local authority areas affected, the rate of COVID-19 in the seven days to 27 July has gone up in 13 of them, with 1,536 cases recorded in the space of a week.
COVID-19: Isolation period extended
Leicester's local lockdown was imposed at the end of June, but Labour's MPs for the area - Liz Kendall, Jonathan Ashworth and Claudia Webbe - said on Twitter that some restrictions there will now be lifted.
"The great news is our pubs, cafes, bars & restaurants can re-open and people can go on holiday with their own household," Ms Kendall tweeted.
"But leisure centres, gyms & pools still closed, and no meeting up with other households indoors."
The Department of Health later confirmed the restrictions will be eased from Monday.
Ms Webbe said Eid celebrations can take place at places of worship - provided social distancing is maintained - but not in private homes.
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It has also been announced that from Saturday Luton will be brought in line with the rest of the country after "significant progress".
Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham told Sky News the "picture changed" in Greater Manchester over the last week and said the government was "right to take quick action".
He said the rise in cases "doesn't just relate to multi-generational households" but also a spike in cases amongst younger people.
Mr Burnham added he would "look to people themselves first to do the right thing and respect these requirements".
Shadow business minister and Manchester Central MP Lucy Powell was more critical, saying she was "blindsided" by the announcement.
She said she supported measures to keep the virus under control but felt there were "serious issues" about how they had been communicated.
Ms Powell also said she had not seen any "alarming data" beforehand that would suggest new restrictions were imminent.
Separate households are banned from meeting indoors from today in Greater Manchester, East Lancashire and parts of West Yorkshire after a rise in coronavirus cases.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock told Sky News the new restrictions were "absolutely necessary", adding: "When you face a pandemic like this, it is important to move quickly if that's what needed."
The order, affecting roughly four million people, covers:
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All of Greater Manchester: Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, and Wigan
East Lancashire: Pendle, Hyndburn, Burnley, Rossendale and Blackburn with Darwen
West Yorkshire: Bradford, Calderdale and Kirklees
The city of Leicester, which saw the UK's first local lockdown
It means people in these areas will not be permitted to mix with other households (apart from those in their support bubbles) in private homes or gardens.
It is understood there is currently no endpoint to the restrictions but they will be subject to a weekly review.
More from Covid-19
Some exemptions will be put in place, including for the vulnerable.
The government will sign new regulations to make these changes legally enforceable.
The regulations will give local authorities and police forces the powers to enforce these restrictions and more details on these will be set out when the regulations are published.
Households may go to hospitality, for instance bars and pubs, but new guidance will make clear that two households should not go to hospitality together.
Mr Hancock said "households gathering and not abiding by the social distancing rules" was a reason for the decision, which had been taken to "keep the country safe".
Data shows that there has been less transmission in the area when people go to work or shops, he added.
"This is not the sort of decision anybody would want to take but as we've seen before it is important to move quickly," the health secretary said.
He also said his "heart goes out" to the Muslim community ahead of Eid celebrations, which will likely be heavily impacted by the new restrictions.
Mr Hancock added: "We're constantly vigilant and we've been looking at the data, and unfortunately we've seen across parts of northern England an increase in the number of cases of coronavirus."
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer criticised the way the announcement was made, branding it a "new low for the government's communications".
"No one would argue with putting in place local action to reduce the transmission of coronavirus," he tweeted.
"But announcing measures affecting potentially millions of people late at night on Twitter is a new low for the government's communications during this crisis.
"When the government ended the daily press conferences, they said they would hold them for "significant announcements", including local lockdowns. It's hard to imagine what could be more significant than this.
"For all the bluster, government has failed to deliver a functioning track and trace system that would spot local flare-ups like these."
Out of the 19 local authority areas affected, the rate of COVID-19 in the seven days to 27 July has gone up in 13 of them, with 1,536 cases recorded in the space of a week.
COVID-19: Isolation period extended
Leicester's local lockdown was imposed at the end of June, but Labour's MPs for the area - Liz Kendall, Jonathan Ashworth and Claudia Webbe - said on Twitter that some restrictions there will now be lifted.
"The great news is our pubs, cafes, bars & restaurants can re-open and people can go on holiday with their own household," Ms Kendall tweeted.
"But leisure centres, gyms & pools still closed, and no meeting up with other households indoors."
The Department of Health later confirmed the restrictions will be eased from Monday.
Ms Webbe said Eid celebrations can take place at places of worship - provided social distancing is maintained - but not in private homes.
UK's excess death rate worst in Europe
It has also been announced that from Saturday Luton will be brought in line with the rest of the country after "significant progress".
Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham told Sky News the "picture changed" in Greater Manchester over the last week and said the government was "right to take quick action".
He said the rise in cases "doesn't just relate to multi-generational households" but also a spike in cases amongst younger people.
Mr Burnham added he would "look to people themselves first to do the right thing and respect these requirements".
"The quicker we follow this advice, the quicker these restrictions will be lifted," he said.
Oadby and Wigston MP Neil O'Brien tweeted the local lockdown had been lifted in the area and it was now subject to the same restrictions as the rest of Leicestershire.
Hurray!!! After much pushing and shoving I have just had it confirmed by the Department of Health that Oadby and Wigston is moving OUT of lockdown and will be the same as the rest of Leicestershire.
The Department of Health and Social Care said restaurants, cafes, bars and hairdressers in Leicester would be able to reopen from Monday but leisure centres, gyms and pools would remain closed.
Cinemas and museums are also allowed to open and religious ceremonies can take place, a spokesman added.
Leicester West MP Liz Kendall tweeted she has spoken to Mr Hancock and called it "great news".
"This has been an unbelievably difficult period for our city but people's hard work and sacrifices have paid off," the Labour MP said.
But she described the government's handling of the lockdown as "totally shambolic" and "lessons must be learnt for the future to prevent others going through the same".
Just been on call with Minister about #LeicesterLockdown. The great news is our pubs, cafes, bars & restaurants can re-open and people can go on holiday with their own household. But leisure centres, gyms & pools still closed, and no meeting up with other households indoors. 1/2
Earlier, Leicester's mayor Sir Peter Soulsby had shared his frustration with the government.
"We haven't got a clue what's going on, we really haven't. We've been messed about all day.
"They were going to make the announcement much earlier in the day, then they were going to make it around 4pm, then 5pm, and now we understand they're not even going to discuss it until 6pm. What a way to run a country."
Oadby and Wigston MP Neil O'Brien tweeted the local lockdown had been lifted in the area and it was now subject to the same restrictions as the rest of Leicestershire.
Hurray!!! After much pushing and shoving I have just had it confirmed by the Department of Health that Oadby and Wigston is moving OUT of lockdown and will be the same as the rest of Leicestershire.
The Department of Health and Social Care said restaurants, cafes, bars and hairdressers in Leicester would be able to reopen from Monday but leisure centres, gyms and pools would remain closed.
Cinemas and museums are also allowed to open and religious ceremonies can take place, a spokesman added.
Leicester West MP Liz Kendall tweeted she has spoken to Mr Hancock and called it "great news".
"This has been an unbelievably difficult period for our city but people's hard work and sacrifices have paid off," the Labour MP said.
But she described the government's handling of the lockdown as "totally shambolic" and "lessons must be learnt for the future to prevent others going through the same".
Just been on call with Minister about #LeicesterLockdown. The great news is our pubs, cafes, bars & restaurants can re-open and people can go on holiday with their own household. But leisure centres, gyms & pools still closed, and no meeting up with other households indoors. 1/2
Earlier, Leicester's mayor Sir Peter Soulsby had shared his frustration with the government.
"We haven't got a clue what's going on, we really haven't. We've been messed about all day.
"They were going to make the announcement much earlier in the day, then they were going to make it around 4pm, then 5pm, and now we understand they're not even going to discuss it until 6pm. What a way to run a country."
