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Andy Burnham ‘doesn’t have the strength’ to stand up to a ‘toxic’ culture within Greater Manchester Police, according to his Liberal Democrat opponent in the mayoral race.
Simon Lepori believes the Labour incumbent mayor is ‘weighed down’ by 15 years of his party’s involvement in GMP, and says the force is in need of a ‘fresh start’.
The former police authority was chaired by a Labour councillor, while Mr Burnham’s predecessor
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The Courteeners in his victory speech after winning a second term – watch footage below.Burnham won 67.3 per cent of the vote in the city as votes from this week’s elections came in yesterday (May 8).When giving his victory speech, the Mayor took time to quote The Courteeners’ most famous lyric, from their hit ‘Not Nineteen Forever’.“God bless the band,” he told the crowd and cameras, adding: “If you know, you know…”See footage below:Big shout out to Andy Burnham
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