Andy Burnham calls for Bolton pubs to be allowed to reopen

Boris Johnson will use a 5pm press conference to impose tier-three lockdown measures on Greater Manchester after negotiations with mayor Andy Burnham broke up without a deal.

coronavirus restrictions. The Greater Manchester Mayor said health is 'not just about controlling the virus' and that if 'punishing lockdowns are imposed' over winter, people's mental health will suffer.

Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has said 'nothing's changed' after it was confirmed 'extra resources' have been offered during Tier 3 negotiations with the government.A cabinet minister said he was hopeful of agreeing a deal 'today or tomorrow'.Housing and local government secretary Robert Jenrick this morning (Monday) said 'extra resources' have been offered during negotiations between the government and local leaders, which he said had continued over the weekend and had been

all but banned care home visits, Mr Burnham said it was 'essential' that action was taken to help families unable to see their loved ones. However, he also said visits should happen on an 'exceptional basis', and did not clarify how such a system might work or whether it might be imminent.

Andy Burnham has written to the Prime Minister and political leaders in Westminster urging them for a fair financial support deal for areas under the tightest lockdown restrictions. Mr Burnham told Boris Johnson, Sir Keir Starmer and other party leaders that “this is not just a Greater Manchester issue” calling for a consistent new support package for areas under Tier 3 restrictions.

Andy Burnham has accused Boris Johnson of exaggerating the severity of the Covid-19 situation in Greater Manchester.The Prime Minster said that the number of intensive care admissions with the virus were currently at around 40% of the April numbers in the region.Speaking on The Andrew Marr Show on Sunday, Mr Burnham slammed the claims, stating that as of Sunday morning there were around 62 people in the regions ICUs with coronavirus - compared with around 200-220 at the previous peak.He added

Andy Burnham has hit back after a group of 20 Tory MPs begged him to back down in his fight with the government over Tier 3 restrictions.MPs from areas such as Norfolk, Lincolnshire, Herefordshire and Cambridgeshire sent the Mayor a letter saying they are 'deeply worried' about the prospect of another national lockdown.They therefore urged the Mayor to 'engage with the government's regional approach' which would offer some 'protection' to constituencies such as theirs where coronavirus rates are

ITV Granada Reports that politicians in the region are 'fighting back' against restrictions they believe are "flawed and unfair".Asked whether Mr Burnham and fellow leaders should do as they're asked by central Government and enter Tier 3, Sir Keir said: "The Government should have involved those leaders much earlier in the process."It's been 'Whitehall knows best' and that's not acceptable."He added: "Andy Burnham is quite right to stick up for his community and say 'it's not good enough to

message was clear to Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham and his colleagues.If an agreement cannot be reached, Mr Johnson said he would intervene to 'to protect Manchester's hospitals and save the lives of Manchester's residents'."I urge the mayor to reconsider and engage constructively," he said."I cannot stress enough, time is of the essence.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the

Manchester Evening News reporter Andrew Bardsley. In a retweet, Coun Jon-Connor Lyons wrote: " Maybe instead of demolishing this wall, we can just relocate it to our southern boarder, facilitating our independence from the Tories (we can green the wall on our side)." While another Twitter user commented: "Bonus points if they just rip the wall down."And one social media user wrote: "Honestly that wall is the worst thing about Piccadilly.

The government's new coronavirus furlough package will lead to 'multiple business failure', Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has warned.He criticised the financial measures proposed to come in alongside impending lockdown measures during a northern leaders press conference on Saturday afternoon (October 10).Greater Manchester and many other areas face new tougher restrictions as early as next week, included reported plans for the closure of pubs and restaurants.Despite no official

here"It would also run the risk of severe redundancies across the north of England, particularly when you combine the effect of any new local restrictions."We think it would be to do long term damage to the economy of Greater Manchester and the north of England, and would actually weaken recovery."This package is insufficient to protect our communities as we go into the rest of the autumn and the winter."The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, previously that under a new localised furlough scheme,

would be closed down from next week to try and combat soaring infection rates. The proposed move has sparked furious backlash from the region's leaders and businesses, with Labour MP Angela Rayner saying Boris Johnson was treating the north 'with contempt'.

led to the publication of the proposals being put back again while the details of a compromise are worked out.However speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, Mr Burnham denied the clash over the industrial estate plans had thrown a spanner in the works at the eleventh hour.“I don’t think you could describe this as just a last minute objection, there had been concerns expressed about the site and I think there were ongoing discussions with both councils but then there was a planning

said it was unfair for students to continue footing £9k-a-year for tuition when they were not getting the ‘full university experience’. Most students at Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) and the University of Manchester (UoM) will be taught online until at least October 30.