Grant Shapps had appeared to blame the row for Greater Manchester's high coronavirus infection rates. Speaking earlier today, Mr Shapps said 'individual negotiations' last time led to rates not being 'gotten on top of as quickly as possible'.He said that Liverpool, which agreed to Tier 3 'quite quickly' had seen cases come down quickly and called the city 'a success story'.Asked by Sky News host Kay Burley for his response to what she described as Mr Shapps' 'thinly veiled attack on you personally', Mr Burnham said he took a stand based on a 'matter of principle' and would 'do it again'.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the.
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