Kelvin MacKenzie of Commons in order to fight a by-election as a protest against the Labour government's plans for 42-day detention without charge for terrorist suspects, MacKenzie announced that he was likely to contest the election on a pro-42-day detention platform, stating: "I have been associated with "The Sun" for 30 years. "The Sun" is very, very hostile to David Davis because of his 28 day stance and "The Sun" has always been very up for 42 days and perhaps even 420 days". Off-camera, before a BBC interview, MacKenzie referred to Hull, which the Haltemprice and Howden constituency borders, as "an absolute
Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle (UK Parliament constituency) Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle (UK Parliament constituency) Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle (usually just Hull West and Hessle) is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since the 2017 general election by Emma Hardy of the Labour Party. If the Boundary Commission's 2018 boundary change proposal is approved, the seat is set to be abolished in the next election after 2018, being replaced by a new seat named 'Hull West & Haltemprice'. The constituency was created in 1997, mostly from the former seat of Hull West as Hessle joined from the former