What every party is promising for Andy Burnham and Greater Manchester politics
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe yellow Bee Network buses, surging past rush hour traffic, are perhaps the most obvious sign of Greater Manchester’s dance with devolution.
Ever since the city-region started negotiating with the national government to take more power from Westminster, which culminated in creating the office of Greater Manchester mayor in 2017, leaders here have been able to directly influence day-to-day life more and more.
And next year, that process will be ramped up a notch. That’s because the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) will inherit new abilities in a ‘trailblazer deal’ — including a ‘single settlement’, i.e.
one pot of cash the mayor’s office can choose how to spend. READ MORE: Greater Manchester bus drivers announce week-long strike over 'poverty wages' In effect, it means that Greater Manchester will operate more like its own government department, with new scrutiny and oversight procedures also putting the mayor in the spotlight.
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