Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has said there should be a “standards-led” easing of lockdown measures, with the Health and Safety Executive deciding whether businesses can put effective social distancing measures in place to re-open.
06.04.2020 - 17:23 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Hopes of a free tram pass for NHS workers during the coronavirus pandemic have stalled due to wrangling with government over Metrolink funding, Andy Burnham has said.
On Friday Conservative MPs wrote to the mayor calling on him to provide the discount for frontline workers, as has happened on other modes of transport.
However Mr Burnham says that until ministers provide a bail-out for Metrolink - which gets no subsidy and has seen a huge drop in revenue since the lockdown began - that is going
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has said there should be a “standards-led” easing of lockdown measures, with the Health and Safety Executive deciding whether businesses can put effective social distancing measures in place to re-open.
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Metrolink travel will be free for all NHS and social care workers from this weekend under plans announced by Andy Burnham.