Kingston upon Hull was one of the areas worst affected areas.

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Mr Turner, Kingston upon Hull East MP, drew attention to the 'Jobs Growth Wales' introduced by the Welsh Labour government, calling for a similar scheme in England.

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His bid for the job at the Humberside force comes almost two years after he entered the House of Lords as a life peer with the title Baron Prescott, of Kingston upon Hull in the County of East Yorkshire.

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In Kingston-upon-Thames, workers in the private sector earn on average more than twice as much as staff in its northern namesake - Kingston-upon-Hull.

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