Government says Hull events cannot run as coronavirus pilots Diana Johnson asked if the Freedom Festival and others could be included in the Events Research Programme 21:34, 23 JUN 2021 The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Sign up to the Hull Live newsletter for daily updates and breaking newsInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up here! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice The culture minister has said Hull events including the Humber Street Sesh cannot be included in the government's coronavirus pilot programme after Diana Johnson raised the issue in parliament.