Andy Burnham was late to a briefing about cancelled trains this morning... because of a cancelled train.
The Greater Manchester mayor was heading to Liverpool Lime Street with Steve Rotheram , mayor of the Liverpool region, this morning for a press conference on issues surrounding rail travel across the north of England. The pair have joined forces to call for action over chaos on the railways amid frequent cancellations, timetable changes and staff shortages.
But Mr Burnham said in a tweet posted at 8.40am that the pair would be late to the briefing due to a last-minute service cancellation. He posted a photo of them in front of a departures board, which had at least two cancelled trains listed on it.
