Liz Truss called Andy Burnham a ‘miserablist mayor’ - so how will their relationship pan out now she’s PM?

Andy Burnham’s relationship with our last Prime Minister was not exactly plain sailing.

The mayor got into a major row with Boris Johnson when our region was placed into a Tier 3 lockdown in October 2020.

A dramatic press conference followed outside the Bridgewater Hall and the mayor caught national attention and sparked a million memes by refusing to accept more restrictions.