24/02/2017 Look North (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire)

Good evening and welcome to BBC Look North.

The headlines from us this Friday night...

After the shock in the Copeland by-election, could Labour lose Hull

There is definitely evidence to show that support among working-class

voters for Labour has fallen under Jeremy Corbyn.

It is not a people's party, as far as I am concerned.

I do not like Mr Corbyn, I think he is rather arrogant.

I do not think they are a strong option to lead the nation.

"Scrap the sugar tax" - a drinks company tells

the government to rethink its plans, saying it could ruin their business.

The relegation battle intensifies with the sacking of Leicester

Can Hull City leapfrog them this weekend to get out

And the nine-year-old on skates breaking records who is the youngest

And we have seen some decent conditions across East Yorkshire and

Lincolnshire today. A bit of a change of the weekend. I will have

your full forecast shortly. There's a warning tonight that

Labour could struggle to hold on to its traditional strongholds

in northern cities. It follows the party's defeat

in the Copeland by-election Pollsters say there's evidence that

voters in cities like Hull are becoming increasingly

disillusioned with Labour under Jeremy Corbyn's leadership -

a charge denied by Mr Corbyn's More from our political

editor Tim Iredale. His report contains

some flash photography. For decades Labour has been

the dominant political force But one polling organisation

suggests the party could be in danger of losing some

of its traditional supporters. If you look at areas like Hull,

these are areas where over 60% of the population voted to leave

the European Union. So, that disconnect,

and how Jeremy Corbyn balances the priorities of,

if you like, the North London Islington Liberals and the working

class areas of the North, is a very difficult balancing

act for him to make. Labour held off a challenge

from Ukip in the Stoke Central by-election but the party lost

Copeland in Cumbria That was the best by-election result

for a governing party since 1966 when Labour won Hull North

after promising to build We asked some voters how

they rate Labour now. They're not the same party

as they used to be anymore. Not a people's party,

as far as I'm concerned. I don't like Mr Corbyn,

I think he's rather arrogant. He just doesn't seem

consistent in his ideas Would you vote for

Labour under Mr Corbyn? I don't think they are a strong

option to lead the nation. I don't think he is

a strong candidate. Jeremy Corbyn still has

many allies across East His supporters here in

the Hull North constituency Labour Party are standing

by their man. Jeremy was elected with a policy

platform and we need to see You know, the Labour Party does have

excellent policy to do with health and social care,

integration, about getting rid of this crisis and funding it

properly and making sure that elderly people are looked

after and have a decent I think we need to hammer home those

points more because they will Many Labour supporters will be keen

to avoid another bitter leadership battle but it's clear the party

faces an uphill struggle to win back This one will certainly get people

talking. I will ask you for your views shortly.

Earlier I spoke to the MP for Hull North, Diana Johnson,

and I asked her whether northern cities like Hull are becoming

I mean, we have a Labour council in Hull and we have three Labour

MPs, and I think all Labour politicians in Hull

and elsewhere need to make sure that we are listening

to what the voters are saying to us and the concerns that they have.

Would you bet on Hull North being still Labour after

I take nothing for granted in politics and I work very hard

to make sure that when the election comes, in 2020, we think,

that people will look kindly upon what I have done over

Copeland has been Labour since 1935, it is now Conservative.

I mean, you have got a huge job if even traditional heartlands

for Labour think that they are not worth voting for in

We have to make sure that we are listening

to those voters and we are putting forward policies...

We are miles behind, I am not pretending that we are not.

But what I am saying to you is that we have a real job

of work to do to make sure that we have the policies

that our voters will want to support and get out and vote for us.

The problem, you see, is that the voters do not know

what the Labour stance is on Brexit, do they?

Don't want to leave the EU, and any support for Brexit

No, that is not the case any more, I think.

We had a referendum, I am a Democrat, the majority view

That is now what the Labour Party is saying, we have all voted,

or the vast majority of Labour MPs voted to trigger Article 50.

But you have a leader that you do not believe in.

He is the leader, we have gone through two leadership elections

and I now want him to lead, I want him to set out very,

very clearly, the policies that my constituents

So policies that are very clear about jobs, about investing

We need to be really clear with the electorate

Is Jeremy Corbyn, as it stands at the moment, is he unelectable?

Look, Jeremy Corbyn is the leader of the Labour Party and I think...

No, I know that, but I am asking you if he is unelectable?

No, I do not think that he is unelectable...

OK, well, this morning the MP John Woodcock said Labour

was on track for an historic and catastrophic defeat

He is and I have got a great deal of time for John.

Obviously he is an MP over in Cumbria where Copeland is.

What I would say to you is, and I think Jeremy accepted this

in the interview this morning that he gave, it is disappointing

what happened in Copeland and we need to change track here.

We need to make sure that we have clear policies,

that Jeremy leads the Labour Party, that people understand

that he is a Prime Minister in waiting and he has got

a Shadow Cabinet that is a government in waiting.

The trouble is, you don't really believe that he is

What I would say to you is I really believe that Labour has

I am proud to be a Labour MP and I want to see a Labour

Diana Johnson, always very good to see you.

Is the Labour Party electable with Jeremy Corbyn as leader?

A win in Stoke, but defeat in Copeland last night.

If you're a Labour supporter, are you celebrating today

We look forward to getting your thoughts. We will have some of them

before we finish at 7pm. And there will be more

on the fallout from yesterday's This week the guests

will include the Ukip MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber,

Mike Hookem. That's on Sunday at 11

o'clock on BBC One. The head of a drinks business

in Lincolnshire is urging the government to scrap its plans

to introduce a sugar tax. Beaver Fruit Farms in Bottesford

says many of its drinks would be subject to a new levy and could put

an end to further expansion. Lincolnshire's sugar beet farmers

say any tax on sugar would also Our business correspondent

Leanne Brown has more. Bottles of sparkling juice

and cordial from this family-run business is shipped

all over the world. The owner says their flavours

are hugely popular and it would be difficult to change their recipes

to include less sugar. Ginger beer because it's so peppery

and sharp with the taste of ginger. That one, if we make

the ginger beer without sugar, it really doesn't taste very

nice at all. We use sugar as a sweetener,

we don't use too much of it. He says any extra tax could halt

development at this factory and using artificial sweeteners

instead is not an option. It could have a profound

impact on us. I don't want to go

after sweeteners really. Our products are natural,

which sugar is and we don't use Companies will be charged depending

on how much sugar they use. Two litre bottles would be an extra 48p.

But although the money raised going to fight obesity. -- with all of the

money raised. 60% of the UK sugar comes from sugar

beet and Lincolnshire is one of the largest producers

of the plant. Growers say the sugar tax

is a concern because the industry is It provides season-long

employment for our staff here. We're harvesting right

through into February and then we start drilling the crop

again in March. We grow about 500 hectares year

which puts 37,000 tonnes of sugar beet into the factory and we have

been growing that When it leaves the farm it comes

here to Newark to be turned into well-known products like Silver

Spoon. They have said that sugar is the

wrong target. If you want to control your weight it is about calories in

and calories out and controlling them. I do not think it will have

the impact that the government hopes. The spring budget will have

more details on the sugar tax. Companies like this fear they will

be left with the bitter taste in their mark. Leanne Brown, BBC Look

North. Earlier I spoke to Gavin Partington

who's from the British Soft Drinks Association and I asked him

if he accepted that a tax on soft drinks would help to reduce the high

levels of obesity which we have Where tax has been tried,

as in Mexico, there is no evidence it has had any impact on levels

of obesity, it simply, on occasions, has forced up prices and has had

some impact on short-term sales. But there is no evidence from around

the world that it has actually had Do you disagree with

the health experts, including the World Health Organisation

and also the boss of the NHS, who say that too much

sugar is bad for you? I'd accept that actually some

people can have too much sugar in their diet,

we must acknowledge that too many children are getting too much

sugar in their diet and, of course, the industry has a role

to play in helping them reduce their sugar intake from soft

drinks, I do accept that. So, if you accept that,

why are you against the sugar tax when we know about the high amount

of sugar in drinks, including an average can having

nine teaspoons of sugar. It is a blunt weapon and the fact

is that 60% of the soft drinks on the market now actually have low

or no-sugar content whatsoever. So it seems wrong to us that

consumers should pay a higher price when there is ample choice of low

and no-calorie products But the National Obesity Forum

thinks that you are very worried - in fact, worried stiff,

I think was the quote - So you have got to do

something, haven't you? I don't accept that

we are worried stiff. The industry has actually been

self-starting in a sense because for many, many years it has

been launching a whole range of low and no-calorie products,

reducing sugar content. In the last four years,

sugar content across the soft drinks category has gone down

by almost 20%. These are great strides

and we can help people balance their diets,

but ultimately, there is no evidence that a tax on soft drinks

is actually going to reduce levels So what about the head of this

drinks business in Lincolnshire who has said that the government

should scrap the plans Are you still saying that or have

you given up on that? Well, of course, we concur

that the tax should not go ahead but it seems unfortunately

that the Chancellor is determined We simply stand by our position

that the soft drinks industry has taken the right steps to help people

reduce sugar content The tax is a blunt weapon and,

as I repeat, there is no evidence whatsoever from around the world

where tax has been tried that it has Mr Partington, very good

to talk to you tonight, Yesterday we asked for your thoughts

on the government wanting to introduce a sugar tax,

here's a few of your thoughts... We talked about, last night, about

primary school children leaving school with high levels of obesity.

Let us hear what you think... Thank you very much indeed for all

of those. Lincolnshire County Council has

voted to increase its share The approved rise puts an extra ?45

on a Band D property. Half the money raised will be spent

on adult social care. The council also voted on a proposal

to do away with several Lincolnshire councils creating

just one authority. A formal referendum

will not go ahead. A public consultation however

will be held later in the year. They have instructed our chief

executive to make arrangements, to go out to consultation

with the public on this So, potentially, we could save ?30

million each year or ?80,000 each day and we just want to ask

the public, if we had a different arrangement for Lincolnshire,

whether they would support that As the relegation fight heats up

with the sacking of Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri,

can Hull City leapfrog them this weekend to get out

of the bottom three? And we meet the nine-year-old

on skates breaking records who is the youngest ever

to represent his country. Keep the photographs coming in.

Tonight our photograph comes from Steve feis who took this photograph

at cell would be at Flamborough head. Good evening to you. Hello.

This viewer has said that your hair is much better and they love the big

question. Was that from you, Peter? No, not

me, but from a chap cold Peter, would you believe! I think it was

really from you! Tomorrow, the weather goes downhill. We will see

outbreaks of rain, only just hanging on to that dry weather for the

moment. Not for long, here it comes. The weather front pushing and only

West introducing thicker cloud, outbreaks of rain. Some could be

heavy at times as well. Those of five Celsius. The South-Westerly

winds will pick up overnight, turning quite blustery. The high

water is tomorrow at Hull. Here are your times... Back to that band of

rain, moving across towards the East then. By the time they get in the

afternoon, I think much of Lincolnshire, for example, built on

mostly dry and Eastern coastal parts might even brighten up. We cannot

promise anything but at least it will turn largely. Let us take you

bet on a quick tour of the temperatures. Very similar across

the board, nine or 10 Celsius, but again, South-Westerly winds. They

are coming from a milder source region, so they are not as cold but

they are quite strong and giving with the one hand and taking away at

the same time. There is Saturday, it brightens up for the start of

Sunday. That is ahead of another weather front. Sunday morning will

mostly be dry with some brightness before that rain gets to us later

on. We will see some showers as we look ahead towards Monday and

Tuesday. So, I think if you have got any plans, Sunday is probably the

better the weekend, just because we are going to see those outbreaks of

rain tomorrow morning, pretty much from the word go. But you know,

Peter, Sunday not such a bad day but still, pretty breezy out there.

Owen, thank you very much. Peter continues that your hair looks so

much better. You have a big fan. Brilliant, I am taking all the

boxes. Have a nice weekend. You, Peter.

Hull City can climb out of the Premier League's relegation

places for the first time under new boss Marco Silva tomorrow.

Our sports reporter Matt Dean is here to look

The last time Hull City were out of the bottom three was October,

so a win at home to Burnley at the KCOM Stadium tomorrow

would mark significant progress under Marco Silva.

The Portuguese, who only arrived last month, thinks it

would provide his players with a big psychological boost in their battle

It is important. This will only happen if we wind the games and

select the points. Tomorrow it is a great chance

These are the matches this weekend...

It is a big night of boxing at the Hull Arena tomorrow. Luke Campbell

and Tommy Coyne Weidenfeller. Campbell will defend his ECB BC

Silva lightweight title against a Mexican. Great to be back in Hull

fighting. I was on the road last year. We did not have any shows

here. This is going to be a good start to the year. I am looking

forward to getting in there and showing everybody what I can do. And

then last night's action, Hull FC mist the opportunity to open their

Super League campaign with a victory. They were defeated by the

Catalan Dragons. They were leading 8-0 at the interval but could not

build on that any second half. They slipped to their first defeat of the

season despite scoring two tries to the French team's one try. Good luck

to Hull Kingston Rovers at the weekend. They are striving for their

fourth straight wind to the start of the new season.

Thank you for that, man. You can follow all of the football tomorrow

on the radio... BBC Radio Humberside will have

coverage of Hull City's game at home against Burnley on FM

and on Freeview channel 721. In League One, Scunthorpe United's

match away at Bristol Grimsby Town's League Two trip

to Morecambe is on AM and BBC Radio Lincolnshire will have

commentary of Lincoln City's FA Trophy quarterfinal match

against Boreham Wood. Two Lincolnshire men rescued

the driver from an overturned lorry, after one used his false leg to help

smash the front window. The lorry overturned

in high winds at Ruskington Lincolnshire's Deputy Police and

Crime Commissioner Stuart Tweedale He and his friend Craig Nairn,

who lost a leg in a road accident, The driver was pulled,

shaken but unhurt, from the cab. Well, I was trying to break the

window with the hammer. Craig Whyte doing it with his prosthetic leg!

Create himself had an accident some ten years ago and unfortunately he

lost his leg. I decided that I was going to make use of my late and try

to smash a bit of a glass in with my prosthetic leg. It did come in

handy, I damage that a little bit but it has saved a man's life. It

can be repaired. Replaced. But the life of the man is more important.

Incredible and unusual story, well done to the both of them.

The world premiere of the sold-out play, The Hypocrite,

The comedy, starring Mark Addy and Caroline Quentin,

is about events in Hull that sparked the English Civil War.

It's been written by Richard Bean and is being put on at

the Hull Truck Theatre as part of the City of Culture.

For people that do not know, it is all about the beginning of the civil

war which happened in Hull, Beverly Gate is the centrepoint of that

moment. The play is frantic, funny and there are lot of us in it. With

Hull being the 2017 City of Culture, to be involved in one of the opening

shows of that year, it is terrific. That is an incredible story, the

fact that it sold out and almost straightaway! Good luck to the cast

for the first night. We wish them well and if you are one of the lucky

ones to have a ticket, do enjoy it over the next few weeks.

A roller hockey player from East Yorkshire is one

of the youngest ever to be called up to international duty.

Nine-year-old Jake Harland is younger than many of his team-mates

in the Great Britain Under-10s inline hockey team.

This summer he'll be playing against the best

Inline hockey is not for the faint-hearted

but nine-year-old Jake more than holds his own with his

It is fast. It is like, end to end. If you fall over, you get straight

back up. It is live to me, I really like it. Some of the lads that have

tried for Team GB, some have got in, some have not. But it is the

strongest team we have had and we are going to try to win it this

year. The lads will join their

Great Britain Under-10s team-mates at the Junior Olympics

in California in July. It's an opportunity Jake's mum never

imagined would happen so young... We were asked to go along to the

trials and we did not expect anything more out of it, so when he

got selected for that and it was for the Junior Olympics, we were over

the moon. But one glance in Jake's

bedroom and you can see he was always destined to be

a hockey player... When I was three years old, I put my

first-ever hockey kit on. It is like wanting a lifetime achievement. It

is really good because you get to go all over the world and, like,

America and Canada. To train, Jake makes a 130-mile

round trip to training in Rotherham where his coach Chris Dyer is over

the moon about his selection. He is an incredibly skilful player,

if you watch them playing as he has demonstrated tonight, good control,

great shots. Very good at reading the game, just a phenomenal player

for someone of his age. Now he has just four months

to prepare and to save up Great story and I think that Jake is

the star of our night. Thanks to everyone who gave us such

a warm welcome in Bransholme It was lovely to grab a selfie

with people of all ages There were lots of photos

taken today and we'd love you to post your pictures

on our Facebook page. I knew he was coming so I thought

I'd come and see him live. He looks a little bit different

though, doesn't he, in real life. I don't know, he looks

more chunky on telly. Right! Thank you very much indeed

for that! Lovely to meet everyone there earlier today.

Let's get a recap of the national and regional headlines...

The Conservatives hail a historic victory as they sweep Labour aside

And after the shock in the by-election, pollsters

suggest Labour could lose other northern strongholds such as Hull.

Wet and windy at first, slowly easing throughout the day.

Drier in the east, with some brighter spells possible throughout.

Labour in the northern heartlands... Peter said he has always voted

Labour but will never vote for them again. Ian has said that he is not

necessarily a Jeremy Corbyn fan and is not think that the problem is

down to him. My people -- Michael thinks that Labour is finished.

Alistair believes that Labour stopped being the party of the

working man long ago and I thought was in traditional areas are waking

up to the fact and are fed up with being treated as fools. Michael has

said that he is surprised that Labour helped Stoke but not

surprised that they lost in Copland. They are not an effective opposition

and certainly not electable but the current Cabinet that they have. And

Jeremy Corbyn is totally out of touch. Have a really good weekend, I

will see you on Monday. Goodbye for now.