Region's Mayor welcomes MPs' cross-party efforts

THE Mayor of Hull and East Yorkshire, Luke Campbell, has welcomed Hull's Labour MPs' commitment to crossparty cooperation.

- By ANDREW SPENCE

The MPs sent Mr Campbell a letter following a recent meeting between the four regional leaders.

The Labour Party MPs, Dame Diana Johnson (Hull North and Cottingham), Emma Hardy (Hull West and Haltem price), and Karl Turner (Hull East) sent a letter to the Mayor following the meeting which the MPs said, "builds on the work Labour and Conservative MPs around the Humber have done together over many years."

In their letter, the MPs sought assur ance of Mr Campbell's commitment to the region's green industrial sector, which they said "has by far the greatest growth potential for our sub-region," and told the Mayor that "it needs nurturing."

The trio also stated that potential pri vate sector investment into Net Zero projects "has the potential to transform our regional economy."