‘Hull has a strong ambition to succeed’: Council leader invites Prime Minister to city

LETTER: Councillor Mike Ross

By Rick Lyon, Co-Editor

City council leader Mike Ross has invited new Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to visit Hull to help unlock its full potential.

Councillor Ross has written to the new Government seeking a meeting with Sir Keir to discuss how they can work together to benefit Hull.

In the letter, Coun Ross has set out the challenges the city is facing and called for “urgent support” for fair funding.

He has urged the new Government to give Hull City Council, as well as other local authorities across the country, more funding so they can make vital improvements for years to come.

The letter, which addresses issues with adult social care, devolution and homelessness, has also been sent to the new Chancellor Rachel Reeves, along with Health Secretary Wes Streeting and the Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson.

INVITATION: Sir Keir Starmer

It will also go to Hull’s three MPs, Dame Diana Johnson, Emma Hardy and Karl Turner.

Coun Ross said: “Hull has a strong ambition to succeed.

“Our city has been dealt a bad hand by previous governments but a new government means a new chance to change that.

“Hull is and always has been a city with massive potential.

“I have always said this council will work with anyone if it is in the interests of the city, and I want to work with this new Government to make that potential real for local people.

“I’m inviting Sir Keir Starmer and his team to see our amazing city for himself.

“I want to work with the Prime Minister to deliver for local people who deserve a better deal than the one they have had.

“We are clear that the best is yet to come for Hull, and want to work with the Government to make sure this is the case.”