Hull has won the competition to be UK City of Culture in 2017.
So David Cameron decided to burnish his 80s indie credentials and pay tribute in the House of Commons to The Housemartins, who recorded the album "London 0 Hull 4".
Unfortunately this hasn't gone down very well with Paul Heaton, the band's lead singer.
When I took over my pub in Salford, the first people I barred were Cameron and Osborne. That ban still stands.
Paul Heaton
@PaulHeatonSolo
When I took over my pub in Salford, the first people I barred were Cameron and Osborne. That ban still stands.
@PaulHeatonSolo @PickardJE Without meeting them first? Kind of rude.
Merryn Somerset Webb
@MerrynSW
@PaulHeatonSolo @PickardJE Without meeting them first? Kind of rude.
@MerrynSW @PickardJE You don't need to tread in dog shit to know it stinks.
Paul Heaton
@PaulHeatonSolo
@MerrynSW @PickardJE You don't need to tread in dog shit to know it stinks.
@tom_watson Cameron has ruined my day... Thought you guys were in there to shut him up?
Paul Heaton
@PaulHeatonSolo
@tom_watson Cameron has ruined my day... Thought you guys were in there to shut him up?
It's not "Happy Hour" around his place.
