Conservative Manchester mayoral candidate defects to Reform due to Tories’ ‘giving up’ on the north
‘It’s like the old sinking ship scenario.’
‘It’s like the old sinking ship scenario.’
“What message does that send about the North? That we are somehow worth less than people in the South?”
The single settlement system will change the way the region is able to tackle social issues, taking on a more preventative approach.
“There is an argument for a basic income as far as I’m concerned.”
Andy Burnham says it is time for ministers to stop evading questions around Brexit.
Key developments from conference this year
The Mayor condemned the Westminster system for hoarding power at the centre which ‘gives as little power away as possible’.
As Rishi Sunak confirms rest of HS2 rail link to be scrapped
“Why are we always treated as second-class citizens when it comes to transport?”
“I hope it signals the start of a public transport revolution across the whole of England,” says Manchester Mayor, Andy Burnham.