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A new initiative launched today which could make Hull the co-working capital of the UK and a centre for innovation and flexible working. 鈥榃ork Hull Work Happy鈥� is founded by the Hull West and Hessle MP Emma Hardy, business leaders in the area and Hull City Council. The idea is to encourage businesses, both locally and nationally, to allow employees to use remote office space in Hull so that local talent in the city can pursue jobs without having to move or travel further afield. Hull West and Hessle MP Emma Hardy said: 鈥淔or too long, people my age and people younger have felt that when they graduate, or if they graduate, they鈥檝e got to move away. What we鈥檙e saying to people now is that you can stay here in Hull, you switch on your computer and log on and you can be working for any company anywhere in the world or the rest of the country.鈥� She added 鈥淗ere in Hull we鈥檝e got these co-working spaces and we鈥檝e loads of them where you can mix with like minded people but most importantly you can be earning that London wage and you can be living in Hull where your money will go further.鈥� Several businesses have already signed up to list their co-working space and today鈥檚 launch was hosted by the 55 Group in Hull which will have co-working spaces for individuals and businesses to access. Its group chief executive, Gerard Toplass said: 鈥淚 think you鈥檒l find that companies that work in similar sectors would always buddy up and that would be great for creativity, for ideas development and also for mental support for their staff as well.鈥� The Shadow Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, visited Hull today and spoke at the launch of the 鈥榃ork Hull Work Happy鈥� initiative. She said: 鈥淚 think people want to have a balance in their life and actually businesses are embracing this as well because they see it as an opportunity to recruit people a little bit further afield and get more talent into the business so I think this can be a win-win for businesses and the people who work for them and it gives huge opportunity and potential for places like Hull that are a bit further from some of the other main centres like Manchester or Sheffield or even London and if it can keep more people in Hull with the skills and earning decent wages that鈥檚 a great thing for the wider economy here in Hull.鈥� She added: 鈥淚 think the opportunity for Hull is to encourage people to come back to Hull, encourage people to stay in Hull and to encourage innovative businesses to think about recruiting from the great pool of talent that there is in the local economy here.鈥�