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The Latest Breaking News from Andy Burnham

The Northern Agenda: Rail passengers advised 'not to travel' next week

Read the Northern Agenda newsletter for Thursday 16th June 2022

Manchester Evening News

Bus passenger fares to be capped at £2 a journey or £5 a day from September as Greater Manchester reform is fast-tracked

Andy Burnham has brought forward the planned changes by a year

Manchester Evening News

Trafford welcomes more than 120 Ukranian refugees

"Just as Trafford is your new home, you are now Greater Mancunians and your home is Greater Manchester too"

Manchester Evening News

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'Where is the justice': Dozens gather at vigil for Grenfell victims five years on from tragic blaze

Dozens of people including Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham gathered to pay tribute to the 72 people lost in the tragic fire on the fifth anniversary of the blaze

Manchester Evening News

Londoner’s Diary: No plans for ‘HoloWham’, says George Michael friend

In today’s Diary: No hologram for George / River Cafe award speech / Matt Hancock trains in public / A new King of the North?

Evening Standard

‘Labour sure to win Wakefield’: more tips from the Mystic Meg of politics

Prof Jon Tonge has won most of his political bets, so here are some predictions from a ‘trumped-up Nostradamus’

The Guardian - UK

Give Greater Manchester more power to help young people, ex-levelling up chief says

The former government boss visited an innovation hub in Salford

Manchester Evening News

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Dropping £50-a-day tolls for Newcastle Clean Air Zone 'too good to be true', says council leader

Nick Kemp says the charging plans are 'just penalising people', but he doesn't expect to be able to abandon the controversial tolls as Greater Manchester is trying to

Chronicle Live

A recipe for radical renewal of a democracy damaged by Boris Johnson

Letter: At a minimum, our first past the post system must be replaced with proportional voting, writes Adam Newey

The Guardian - UK

Andy Burnham's scathing response to government on Clean Air Zone - as 80,000 van drivers could be slapped with charges

'For government to seek to impose a Category C Clean Air Zone demonstrates no understanding of the nature of the air quality problem in Greater Manchester and would fundamentally damage our economy.'

Manchester Evening News

More political pressure needed for ‘full apology’ from French Government

Andy Burnham says all political parties and the Government should be asking for an apology from the French Government over the treatment of Liverpool fans at the Champions League Final

Liverpool Echo

Mammoth queues and three-hour waits for baggage... so as 330,000 passengers prepare to fly through Manchester Airport this weekend, why's it still such a shambles?

"Despite government warnings, operators seriously oversold flights and holidays relative to their capacity to deliver."

Manchester Evening News

The latest twist in the Clean Air Zone saga - and how Greater Manchester has reacted

The government has suggested a Clean Air Zone covering only Manchester city centre - but local leaders want all charges to be scrapped

Manchester Evening News

Greater Manchester's Clean Air Zone should be cut to just the city centre, says government

The controversial charging scheme's boundaries could be slashed by at least 95 per cent

Manchester Evening News

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The Guardian - UK

Andy Burnham is a prime Labour leader candidate, but also a mayor. That’s a problem

Piecemeal devolution and a mess of Westminster rules are creating barriers, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

Manchester Evening News

GMP chief welcomes plans to combat racism - after report finds black people living in region nearly six times more likely to be stopped and searched

The Police Race Action plan has been designed to transform the police into an 'institutionally anti-racist organisation'

Manchester Evening News

'Who do they think they are?': Andy Burnham reacts to 'shameful' Sue Gray report

The Greater Manchester mayor gave his reaction to the senior civil servant's report on partygate during his weekly radio phone-in

Manchester Evening News

New £20m life sciences fund launches to support businesses in Greater Manchester

The fund aims to creaxte more skilled jobs and help businesses expand internationally

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Manchester Evening News

Andy Burnham demands to see the maths behind dashed plans for underground station at Piccadilly

'Future generations won't forgive us. This goes beyond politics, it's what's best for the North of England for the rest of this century and beyond'

Manchester Evening News

'Families worrying about how they’ll put food on their kids’ plates' - The reality of poverty in Greater Manchester in 2022

The 2022 'Poverty Monitor' heavily criticises the government's 'Levelling Up' agenda

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham has widest support if beergate costs Sir Keir Starmer his job

Sir Keir Starmer has said he will resign as Labour leader if he is fined by police

Manchester Evening News

London's £19bn Elizabeth line opens today - but where's the Crossrail for the North?

'Boris is now saying we need a Crossrail 2, and yeah, we probably do but that will be another £30bn. Where’s that money and why isn’t it being spent in Manchester and Leeds?'

Manchester Evening News

Six weeks until new Clean Air Zone plan - what happens next and what it means for you

The Local Democracy Reporting Service explains how Greater Manchester got to this point – and what comes next

Daily Mirror

Manchester marks 5 years since terror attack with 'love is stronger than hate' message

Manchester united with the key message of "love is always stronger than hate" to mark five years since the bombing atrocity at the Manchester Arena

Manchester Evening News

Martyn Hett's boyfriend pays touching tribute to Arena victim

Russell Hayward said “my heart will always have a permanent piece missing”

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