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Andy Burnham has unveiled a raft of transport announcements on day one of his second term, vowing to turn the entirety of Greater Manchester’s system into a contactless black-and-yellow ‘Bee Network’ by 2024.
In a morning press conference designed to show he is ‘hitting the ground running’ on delivery, he said the business case for a tram to Middleton would now be worked up ahead of government transport funding due next year.
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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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