Grimsby has its say as Conservatives and Labour come to town

Waiting at a bus stop near Grimsby Institute, Robert Stephenson, 66, tells me it is “a good thing” both politicians have chosen to come to Grimsby.

Mr Stephenson, a staunch supporter of former prime minister Boris Johnson, thinks the Conservatives will retain the seat but adds that Mr Sunak “will need to do a lot of work” to convince voters.

Further up the road, at the Nuns Corner Premier convenience store, owner Thinesh Rajavatnam, 42, says he has just taken over the running of the business.

He thinks it is time for the country to have a change of management, too.

“We need something different,” he says. “I will probably vote Labour.”