Sir Keir Starmer could be facing an embarrassing blow in this week’s local elections after data seen by The Independent suggests that the city where John Prescott was MP for 40 years has turned its back on Labour.
According to canvass returns – voting data collected by parties –- Nigel Farage’s Reform UK are heading the race for mayor of Hull and East Yorkshire, with the Lib Dems a close second and Labour now a distant third.