The new Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority is getting a Mayor this May. The election is due to produce its first post holder. It covers a newly created devolved power made up of councils across the specified region.
The attraction of new investment, as well as authority over local issues like transport, will bring a renewed sense of vision and purpose to the area. It’s also an opportunity for political parties to cut their teeth on a new office.
Reform UK have announced Luke Campbell MBE, an Olympic boxer, as their inaugural candidate at an event this evening in Hulll. Cambell says he will take a personal line if elected, representing local concerns and not politics.
