Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Andy Burnham has launched his Greater Manchester mayoral manifesto as he bids to secure a second term.
Billed as the region’s response to the government’s ‘levelling up agenda’, the document - entitled ‘Our Place, Our Time’ - sets out how the incumbent mayor will improve transport, housing and jobs if re-elected. ‘Repairing the damage’ to Greater Manchester Police, which went into special measures last year after a damning inspection report found it had failed to record 80,000 crimes, is listed as a ‘high ongoing priority’.
The manifesto also sets out the case for the government giving more powers to Greater Manchester, including giving our leaders more
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