:00:15. > :00:18.Now the latest from the Look North Newsroom
:00:19. > :00:20.East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire MPs say they're ready
:00:21. > :00:31.to fight a general election, that's caught some by surprise.
:00:32. > :00:34.Unfortunately I don't think the opposition is a strong as it could
:00:35. > :00:36.be. But West Hull's Labour MP,
:00:37. > :00:38.Alan Johnson, who was once the Home Secretary says
:00:39. > :00:40.he's standing down. And the debate over restricting
:00:41. > :00:53.so called charity muggers And we saw some lovely sunshine
:00:54. > :00:55.across the East Yorkshire and miniature today. How tomorrow
:00:56. > :01:00.looking? -- Lincolnshire. Theresa May's decision to call
:01:01. > :01:03.a snap general election has prompted one of the country's most high
:01:04. > :01:05.profile MPs to call time Alan Johnson - who's represented
:01:06. > :01:16.Hull West and Hessle for 20 years - says he's stepping down to "do other
:01:17. > :01:18.things with his life". And East Yorkshire and
:01:19. > :01:21.Lincolnshire's politicians from all sides say they're ready
:01:22. > :01:24.to fight the election which will Here's our Political
:01:25. > :01:32.Editor Tim Iredale. He's the former postman
:01:33. > :01:34.who stamped his authority on some of the biggest jobs in politics,
:01:35. > :01:36.including education, But today Alan Johnson's
:01:37. > :01:40.constituents in Hessle were reacting to the news that the man who's
:01:41. > :02:08.represented them in Parliament the election, in 2020 so surprised
:02:09. > :02:14.everyone. I had to make the decision. Other MPs were divided
:02:15. > :02:19.about the Theresa May had done the right thing. This feels like a Prime
:02:20. > :02:23.Minister who does not have any security in a position particularly
:02:24. > :02:28.around Brexit which is why she's taken this very drastic measure. I
:02:29. > :02:32.think having a Government which has a five-year mandate to take through
:02:33. > :02:35.negotiations and through our new global arrangements after those are
:02:36. > :02:40.concluded is a good thing and is good for our region. That provides
:02:41. > :02:48.the stability we absolutely require. This was the initial reaction from
:02:49. > :02:56.voters and Hull. I knew it was going to happen. The political leave a
:02:57. > :03:03.little times. -- they are politically volatile times. I don't
:03:04. > :03:10.think the opposition is as strong as it could be so she is likely to when
:03:11. > :03:12.unfortunately. Out of the 17 insurgencies in East Yorkshire and
:03:13. > :03:17.ensure proper head by conservatives and five by Labour. -- 12 ahead by
:03:18. > :03:41.conservatives. -- are held. Lincoln traditionally sees
:03:42. > :03:42.a closely fought battle And many eyes will on Boston
:03:43. > :03:47.and Skegness - an area which saw the highest vote in favour
:03:48. > :03:49.of leaving the EU. The people of Hull voted massively
:03:50. > :03:53.in the 2014 elections and in the We have a strong following there
:03:54. > :03:56.and in Great Grimsby The Liberal Democrats
:03:57. > :03:59.are stronger than we've Before any general election
:04:00. > :04:09.election can take place - two thirds of MPs must support
:04:10. > :04:13.Theresa May's proposal. So the date is almost set
:04:14. > :04:16.for the second general election With parts of Lincolnshire
:04:17. > :04:19.and East Yorkshire becoming key It sounds like most MPs any
:04:20. > :04:23.Yorkshire and Lancashire were back Theresa May and support an election
:04:24. > :04:26.when it comes the House of Commons But a lot of the political
:04:27. > :04:29.parties across our area have even selected candidates to
:04:30. > :04:32.stand in the selection because they Earlier I spoke to the Labour Hull
:04:33. > :04:34.North MP, Diana Johnson, about the large Conservative lead
:04:35. > :04:37.in the opinion polls. Is it fantasy to say that Labour
:04:38. > :04:47.North MP, Diana Johnson, Is it fantasy to say that Labour
:04:48. > :04:49.could win this election? You said in June 2006 it is highly likely we
:04:50. > :04:53.will face a general election next two months. I do not believe we can
:04:54. > :04:57.reach out to the range of voters will need to attract the Labour
:04:58. > :05:01.Party, with reference to your leader. That was at a time when we
:05:02. > :05:02.were going through a new leadership election and that was settled last
:05:03. > :05:07.year. Jeremy is the leader. We are year. Jeremy is the leader. We are
:05:08. > :05:09.now starting this general election so we now have to see Jeremy 's
:05:10. > :05:12.leader and let the people of this leader and let the people of this
:05:13. > :05:16.country decide in June who they want to be the Prime Minister. I will
:05:17. > :05:23.certainly be fighting the general election on my record locally as an
:05:24. > :05:25.experienced MP standing up for our city. Your constituency voted to
:05:26. > :05:30.leave the EU and you wanted to remain. The Conservative Party is
:05:31. > :05:33.being seen as a Brexit party now. The Conservatives could do very well
:05:34. > :05:40.in your constituency. Do you accept that? I have said to you before the
:05:41. > :05:44.type accept the result of the referendum on the EU and when
:05:45. > :05:47.Parliament against the session on whether should trigger Brexit I
:05:48. > :05:52.bought it to trigger so I respect the will of the people. The accept
:05:53. > :06:01.that the Conservatives now seen as the Brexit party could do very well
:06:02. > :06:10.in Hull North for the nice time since 1950? -- first time. We have
:06:11. > :06:15.seen cuts to a local schools and the NHS in crisis and lack of investment
:06:16. > :06:22.in transport. Seven weeks and two days. Will you win Hull North? I
:06:23. > :06:28.don't take anything for granted and I will be working very hard on this
:06:29. > :06:32.general election as I have in 2005 and 2010 in 2015 I hope I will win
:06:33. > :06:37.but I'm not taking anything for granted.
:06:38. > :06:40.A man has died in a crash on the A46 in Lincolnshire.
:06:41. > :06:42.It happened last night at Osgodby near Market Rasen.
:06:43. > :06:46.The driver, from the Cleethorpes area, died at the scene.
:06:47. > :06:50.A female passenger was taken to hospital for treatment.
:06:51. > :06:53.People who stop you in the street and ask you to sign up
:06:54. > :07:02.to give to charities, could face a clamp down in Hull.
:07:03. > :07:09.The City Council is considering changing its rules -
:07:10. > :07:11.to make it more difficult for them to operate.
:07:12. > :07:22.It's probably happened to you at least once,
:07:23. > :07:23.being stopped in the street and
:07:24. > :07:26.When it comes to charities, some sees admirable
:07:27. > :07:33.If they start banning people there be no charities,
:07:34. > :07:38.Others call them chuggers, a combination of the words
:07:39. > :07:42.used by people who feel irritated or intimidated by them.
:07:43. > :07:43.I don't want people harassing me every
:07:44. > :07:46.time go into town or anywhere I go, really.
:07:47. > :07:48.In the well-informed environment where you are now, maybe
:07:49. > :07:51.people would think to give to charity in a slightly different way.
:07:52. > :07:53.Some councillors think there's too much chugging going on.
:07:54. > :07:56.This is like the equivalent of a phone call, a cold
:07:57. > :08:11.Another thing that people necessarily one that when they are
:08:12. > :08:14.trying to enjoy the city centre with all the great improvements we've
:08:15. > :08:18.So the council is considering changing the rules to
:08:19. > :08:20.make charities apply for temporary licences restricted to special
:08:21. > :08:21.events, effectively making it much harder for
:08:22. > :08:24.But opponents say this kind of fundraising
:08:25. > :08:29.helps people understand where their money's going.
:08:30. > :08:33.It allows for genuine conversations with people about the issues they
:08:34. > :08:34.support. The proposals will be
:08:35. > :08:36.discussed by the council's There were queues in
:08:37. > :08:41.Hull City Centre this afternoon as hundreds of people stood
:08:42. > :08:58.for hours waiting The skewed goes right round the
:08:59. > :09:00.building and doubles back. -- this Q.
:09:01. > :09:04.The Lego daffodils have only been there for a week and took a team
:09:05. > :09:05.of six builders a month to put together.
:09:06. > :09:08.But today they went on sale to the public to raise
:09:09. > :09:27.Something from the City of Culture to take home.
:09:28. > :09:33.It will be nice to add to the decoration my bedroom.
:09:34. > :09:44.And now the weather forecast with Owain Wynn Evans.
:09:45. > :09:48.A bit of sunshine, a bit of blue sky, today wasn't too bad.
:09:49. > :09:50.It was a bit chilly first thing, though and
:09:51. > :09:51.overnight we will see those temperature
:09:52. > :09:57.cold as last night but it is a dry story at least across East Yorkshire
:09:58. > :10:04.I don't think we have to worry about a frost tomorrow
:10:05. > :10:08.But it will be about enough start of the day with a lot of
:10:09. > :10:14.It tends to cloud over a bit so we will not see the
:10:15. > :10:16.prolonged spells of sparkling sunshine we saw today.
:10:17. > :10:20.The pressure chart is serving up a big area of high
:10:21. > :10:24.pressure which is there to stay over the next couple of days.
:10:25. > :10:32.Are anything that tries to get us in the weather fronts at bats away. A
:10:33. > :10:40.subtle story was some chilly nights. Not a bad forecast. Thank you for
:10:41. > :10:50.watching. Back in the morning and BBC One and on your BBC local radio
:10:51. > :10:53.station. More on the up and coming election tomorrow morning on radio
:10:54. > :11:13.Humberside and radio Lincolnshire. The weather hasn't been too dramatic
:11:14. > :11:16.of late. That is not say it's not without problems. One of those could
:11:17. > :11:20.occur as early as tonight. There could be a sharp rural frost around
:11:21. > :11:21.especially so in the southern