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The Latest Breaking News from Andy Burnham

North West Mayors Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram to face off in charity DJ battle

IIt comes as a re-match for the Mayors competing for king of the turntables

Manchester Evening News

Labour's Kate Green formally resigns as Stretford and Urmston MP to be deputy mayor of Greater Manchester

Labour leader, Sir Keir Starmer, pays tribute to a 'tireless advocate' for the constituency

Manchester Evening News

By-election looms in Greater Manchester as Labour MP set to become deputy mayor

Kate Green has formally resigned as an MP after Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham chose her to become his deputy.

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Baroness Bev Hughes steps down from the 'very best job' as Greater Manchester's deputy mayor

'I will miss it'

Manchester Evening News

Anger as Avanti in line for 'seven-figure taxpayer bonus'

The operator has struggled in recent months

Liverpool Echo

The Mancunian Way: A message from Zippy

Read the Mancunian Way newsletter for Wednesday, November 9, 2022.

Manchester Evening News

Metrolink for Wigan, Bolton and Stockport still no closer despite Burnham hopes for 2022

Back in January 2019, Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham hoped to see the Metrolink network extended into Wigan, Bolton and Stockport.

Manchester Evening News

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Labour face by-election test as MP set to quit to become Greater Manchester deputy mayor

Ex-Shadow Education Secretary has represented the ultra-safe deat of Stretford and Urmston in Greater Manchester since 2019 and last won a majority of over 16,000 at the 2019 general election

Daily Mirror

Frustrated councillors claim Greater Manchester is a 'criminal free-for-all' despite improved GMP report

"We no longer have one of the absolute worst police services in the UK - yay. Forgive me if I don't do back-flips."

Manchester Evening News

"Covid claps don't pay the bills": What striking nurses could mean for Greater Manchester

Will any nurses be working during the strike? And what will happen to patients? The big questions answered...

Manchester Evening News

Rishi Sunak urged to examine universal basic income to protect Brits from future crises

Almost 300 individuals including MPs, councillors, academics and mayors from across the country have signed an open letter to the new Prime Minister telling him basic income 'could be our generation's NHS'

Daily Mirror

Burnham: poor leadership left Manchester emergency crews unready for attack

Greater Manchester mayor says report into 2017 atrocity raises serious questions for whole of UK

The Guardian - UK

Andy Burnham critical of police and fire service's response to arena attack, but vows 'they have changed'

He called on public services to be tied to a 'duty of candour' to stop misleading leaders after significant incidents

Manchester Evening News

Warehouse Project and Parklife boss turned nighttime tsar Sacha Lord joins Labour Party - but rules out standing as an MP

He says he wants to help Andy Burnham in "giving Greater Manchester and the North West a louder voice"

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Greater Manchester's night time economy tsar Sacha Lord rules out MP bid after joining Labour

Mr Lord is an mdviser to Mayor Andy Burnham and co-founder of the Parklife Festival and The Warehouse Project

Manchester Evening News

Manchester Arena attack victims accused of acting by online trolls as conspiracy theorist filmed them to 'see if injuries were real'

The new phenomena which has largely been seen in the US has been branded 'deeply worrying' by Andy Burnham

Manchester Evening News

The plan to create the equivalent of TWO new boroughs in Greater Manchester – and the battle to stop it

Critics of Places for Everyone, the successor to the ill-fated spatial framework, will have a chance to make their case against the controversial masterplan to build 165,000 homes over the next 15 years at the public examination hearings which begin next week

Manchester Evening News

'The sleeping giant has awoken': GMP chief hails force's improvement but admits there's still 'a lot to be done'

Greater Manchester Police has been taken out of special measures for the first time in two years

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Manchester Evening News

Northern leaders invited to Government meeting over rail chaos

TransPennine Express has cancelled 53 trains on Friday, its website reveals

Manchester Evening News

Could levelling up mean ditching directly-elected mayors?

The report considered the Government's Levelling Up White Paper and made seven recommendations

Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: From bedrooms and garages to the world stage

Read the Mancunian Way newsletter for Thursday, October 27, 2022.

Manchester Evening News

Mayors call for 'six-month probation period' for TransPennine Express before 'any suggestion' of contract renewal

'If this level of disruption was being experienced in other parts of the country, we believe action would already have been taken'

Manchester Evening News

Andy Burnham says 'there is no knife epidemic' in Greater Manchester after man, 19, killed in random attack

Andy Burnham said students should feel safe in the region

Liverpool Echo

Metro Mayors holding emergency summit over rail chaos

Steve Rotheram will join other northern leaders to address the "shambles" on the rail network

Manchester Evening News

People to be fined up to £1,000 for drinking or taking drugs in Ashton town centre

People have complained to the council about ‘intoxicated individuals’ consuming alcohol and ‘other substances’

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