direct to your inboxAndy Burnham has promised a 'new era' at Greater Manchester Police after the force was placed in 'special measures'.The mayor held his first policing press conference yesterday since former Chief Constable Ian Hopkins was asked to step down in the wake of a scathing inspection report.
Mr Burnham admitted the events of last year had 'shaken public confidence in policing' and made a string of announcements he said would help put it right.They include an increase in council tax to pay for more than 300 new police officers and bringing in external consultants to try and fix the force's troubled IT system iOps.And Mr Burnham revealed a plan he first unveiled a year ago - to give people living in every one of Greater.
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