In an independent kombucha brewery under a railway bridge in Manchester Piccadilly, the new Secretary of State for Business and Trade suggested he would be ringing in a new era for Greater Manchester’s dying market towns.
But Jonathan Reynolds, MP for Stalybridge and Hyde, also indicated there could be ‘difficult decisions’ ahead. Traditional market towns like Oldham and Hyde have seen a rapid decline in recent years, with high street shops left empty and a collapse in footfall and spending. READ MORE: Doctors said he had a trapped nerve.
His gut instinct was right all along The deterioration accelerated during the change in shopping habits during the pandemic and has struggled to pick up again during the cost-of-living crisis.
Speaking to the LDRS at Hip Pop bottling works, Mr Reynolds said: “The last Labour government really led the rebirth of the big northern city.
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