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Here's the Mancunian Way for today: Hello, Previous spats with Nicola Sturgeon did not stop Andy Burnham from wishing her well after she announced her resignation today.
The Greater Manchester mayor was embroiled in a row with the Scottish government over travel rules during the pandemic. But he was quick to offer praise about the First Minister.
He tweeted: “I got to know Nicola Sturgeon when we worked together as Ministers on swine flu in 2009. She impressed me then and has gone on to become [one] of the few truly big political figures of our time.
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