Any future bid to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games on home soil must take place in the north of England, according to a new campaign spearheaded by a team of northern mayors leaders to help rebalance the north-south divide.
Staging the Games for the first time in the North, in places like Liverpool and Manchester, is a “compelling proposition” offering a once-in-a-generation opportunity to accelerate regeneration, rebalance the economy and reset international perceptions of England, they say.
