First Labour MP faces reselection as local activists trigger ballot

Diana Johnson has represented Hull North since the 2005 general election and as named Backbencher of the Year by The Spectator magazine in 2018. Photograph: David Mirzoeff/PAA Labour MP has become the first to face a reselection battle ahead of the next election after local activists demanded the chance to pick a new candidate.Diana Johnson, the Hull North MP who was named Backbencher of the Year in 2018, vowed to fight to stay in the seat yesterday after local members used the so-called “