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Andy Burnham

OPINION - More powers are going to cities: that’s good for London and the country

Today Greater Manchester sets out on what is arguably the most ambitious trade mission undertaken by a UK city-region outside London.

We are heading first to North Carolina, in partnership with the Government, and will become the first place to carry out an official visit there since the signing of a new trade agreement.

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