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The Latest Breaking News from Andy Burnham

'We have no trains, no trams - now they're getting rid of our lifeline bus service'

Heywood residents are urging bosses to think again over plans to scrap the 163 bus service to Manchester city centre

Manchester Evening News

The Guardian view on English devolution: an idea whose time has come

Editorial: A cross-party consensus is in favour of giving power back to the regions. At the next election Labour should make a radical offer

The Guardian - UK

Andy Burnham slams the government after Nadhim Zahawi is sacked - and says Dominic Raab should go next

The mayor of Greater Manchester said the Tory party has failed to tackle the 'crisis' in public services while it was dealing with internal party politics

Manchester Evening News

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Fewer than 1 in 8 back council tax hike to help police – but it's happening anyway

The increase will affect all Greater Manchester households

Manchester Evening News

Greater Manchester calls on government to make slavery education compulsory in schools

A motion to lobby the government for a national Slavery Memorial Day was also agreed

Manchester Evening News

Bright lights, big cities: cash and HS2 are not the only keys to renewing the north, Andy Burnham

Civic magnetism also depends on creativity, glamour and tourist appeal, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

Three new developments that will be coming to Manchester

The plans were approved by councillors earlier this month

Manchester Evening News

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Andy Burnham will 'pull out all the stops' to save bus services under threat

Diamond announced cuts to services in and around Bolton last week

Manchester Evening News

Almost 100 GMP officers currently under investigation over sexual misconduct allegations

The figures were revealed a week on from ex-Met police officer David Carrick admitting to 49 offences, including 24 counts of rape

Manchester Evening News

Michael Gove jokes it would be 'fatal' for Andy Burnham's career if they always agreed

The Levelling Up Secretary had plenty of praise for the mayor at the Convention of the North.

Manchester Evening News

Hellish train journeys show why 'Levelling Up' is still miles away

Echo reporter Liam Thorp was caught up in rail hell as he made his way to and from the Conference of the North

Liverpool Echo

Michael Gove wants to give Andy Burnham and Greater Manchester more 'significant powers' in devolution deal

Levelling Up Secretary is in talks with Greater Manchester to give them control of how to spends taxpayers' money

Manchester Evening News

'Even the winners are losing': Lisa Nandy warns against levelling up like London

The shadow levelling up secretary and Wigan MP told a major regional conference in Manchester that a Labour government would unleash the 'power of all people in all parts of Britain'

Manchester Evening News

How the tragedy of Awaab Ishak has spurred housing associations to do better

Andy Burnham wants to tackle rogue landlords in the private sector - and now social housing providers are signing up too

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Northern mayors call for TransPennine Express services to be publicly controlled

It comes after analysis by Transport for Greater Manchester revealed that 18,000 rail services have been cancelled over the last 12 months, but only one-third have led to financial penalties

The Guardian - UK

Michael Gove briefly meets one mayor at northern conference

Levelling up secretary talks of ‘partnership’ in speech but has little time to hear local leaders’ concerns

Manchester Evening News

Michael Gove announces £15m to improve social housing in Greater Manchester in wake of tragic death of Awaab Ishak

The Levelling Up secretary said Awaab's death has reinforced the need for action during a speech in Manchester today - he's announced £30m for Greater Manchester and the West Midlands

Manchester Evening News

Labour's Lisa Nandy says 'our political system must change or die'

The Wigan MP and shadow minister is due to appear opposite Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove

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Why Andy Burnham and Manchester council leader want the UK to follow in Germany's footsteps

Local leaders will be making their case at Convention of the North

The Guardian - UK

What would a genuine plan for levelling up the north of England look like? Ask a German

They have laws requiring equality between the states and a funding regime to make it happen. Imagine that kind of Britain, says Manchester mayor Andy Burnham

Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: The survivors

The people who survived the Holocaust and flourished PLUS Burnham bidding for a third term

Manchester Evening News

Council tax is set to rise even further as Andy Burnham blames inflation

Andy Burnham has said he will freeze one part of council tax, but the rest is set to rise

Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: Our hidden carers

The thousands working full-time as unpaid carers PLUS Year of the Rabbit AND Bluedot line up

Manchester Evening News

The £276m of key Greater Manchester projects snubbed for Levelling Up cash

Three schemes were successful, but many more were not

Manchester Evening News

'It's quicker going to Blackpool on the National Express than going from Bolton to Salford by bus'

Dozens of bus services across Greater Manchester are set to be cut in April, months before mayor Andy Burnham starts to take control of the network. But passengers say services are already poor with waits lasting more than two hours, while transport bosses warn that some uncertainty is 'inevitable' over…

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