Matt Hancock calls on Greater Manchester leaders to 'set aside party politics' as Tier 3 lockdown negotiations continue
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukcoronavirus in the north west, the health secretary has said. Matt Hancock made the claim in response to comments from Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham, who accused the government of treating the region as a 'canary in the coal mine'.
Mr Burnham hit out at ministers as he told a press conference that Greater Manchester was being used as part of an 'experimental regional lockdown strategy'.
Mr Hancock insisted that ministers wanted to work with local leaders following a day of negotiations around the region's lockdown status.The Health Secretary told the BBC: "The situation in the north west of England is severe.
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