Uniformed police officers and local leaders stood side by side with family and friends of PC Fiona Bone and PC Nicola Hughes at a memorial service, marking the 10th anniversary of the officers being killed on duty by fugitive Dale Cregan.
30.08.2022 - 11:13 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Andy Burnham has said he would join a picket line as he urged politicians to 'get round the table' and find a solution to the cost of living crisis that's gripping the nation.
Speaking to Sky News, the mayor of Greater Manchester said he would stand shoulder to shoulder with RMT Unionist and face of the 'Enough is Enough' campaign, Mick Lynch.
It comes after he penned an opinion piece in the Mirror this weekend calling for the cost of living debate to consider the 'excessive pay' being given to those in the highest positions.
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Asked by Kay Burley whether he'd share a picket line with Mick Lynch, Mr Burnham said: "I would - I don't see this as controversial. People are fighting for their incomes in a cost of living crisis.
"And so of course you've got to recognise the point they are making. They are going to work but they don't have enough to live on. I would say particularly to the government and if it is to be Liz Truss as the next Prime Minister - get round the table.
"We've had a whole summer of making the unions responsible for everything - all kinds of unhelpful rhetoric. You need to get round the table and there needs to be sector by sector deals here that are fair to people and to keep the country running."
The Greater Manchester Mayor also called for a conversation about the disparity in pay between the lowest paid and highest paid workers in this country.
"If people ask how that should be paid for I would say 'we need now to open a debate about the culture of high and excessive pay in the top half of organisations," he added.
"This has gone on and on and on over the last decades where the gap between those at the bottom and those at the top
Uniformed police officers and local leaders stood side by side with family and friends of PC Fiona Bone and PC Nicola Hughes at a memorial service, marking the 10th anniversary of the officers being killed on duty by fugitive Dale Cregan.
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