Andy Burnham has accused the Government of trying to "level down" Northern communities as ministers prepared to impose tough new restrictions on the region.
But the row showed no signs of softening with Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove accused Mr Burnham of having engaged in political “posturing” and called for him to accept the measures “to save people’s lives”.
The Greater Manchester mayor denied he was "playing politics", insisting he had signed up to measures as far back as July. Mr Burnham accused the Prime Minister of having engaged in an “exaggeration” of the severity of Covid-19 in the region during a Downing Street press conference. “It’s a serious situation but I don’t think it was the situation that was described by the
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