As much as £20bn could be available to fund a "modern railway for the 21st century" between Liverpool and Manchester using the money saved from scrapping the Northern leg of HS2, mayor Andy Burnham has suggested.
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Andy Burnham has released a statement on the crisis in Gaza and 'condemned without reservation the appalling attacks in Israel by Hamas'. The Mayor also said he was 'determined' that all communities in Greater Manchester would be kept safe, while also reiterating the right of the public to take part in peaceful protest.
In a joint statement with his deputy Kate Green, Mr Burnham said: "We condemn without reservation the appalling attacks in Israel by Hamas. Nothing justifies the taking of innocent lives in such a barbaric and indiscriminate manner.
"As a result of Hamas’ actions, many thousands more lives are now at risk on both sides of this conflict. We know there are heightened concerns in our Jewish community today and have spoken to the Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police who has assured us that there will continue to be an increased police presence in all areas of our city-region with Jewish community organisations.
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"We are determined that all our communities in Greater Manchester will be kept safe. We have also discussed GMP’s approach to the policing of demonstrations.
"We are agreed that, in our city-region, people must always be free to demonstrate peacefully and display flags if that is their wish. What is not acceptable is flags being used to provoke confrontation, displaying the flags of proscribed organisations or the making of inciteful, hateful and inflammatory statements.
"We endorse the important statement made by The Muslim-Jewish Forum of Greater Manchester, who have said 'The conflict in Gaza should not be allowed to harm community relations in Greater Manchester. We call upon local Muslim and
As much as £20bn could be available to fund a "modern railway for the 21st century" between Liverpool and Manchester using the money saved from scrapping the Northern leg of HS2, mayor Andy Burnham has suggested.
Labour politicians from across Greater Manchester have met with members of the Muslim community as pressure mounts on the party over its stance on the Israel-Gaza war. Mayor Andy Burnham was joined by Gorton MP Afzal Khan and council leaders from across the city-region at the meeting in Whalley Range this afternoon (October 27).
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Andy Burnham has reacted with fury after reports HS2 trains will come to Manchester - but on 'normal tracks'. Sky News tonight reported that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has decided to drastically alter the northern leg of the high-speed rail project to save money, effectively scrapping the high-speed stretch to Manchester.
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