Government is in London-centric mode and gave region 'no real notice' of lockdown easing, says mayor Andy Burnham

Greater Manchester leaders have pledged to build ‘stronger dialogue’ with local black communities in the wake of the ‘callous murder’ of George Floyd.

Council chiefs are asking residents to tell them which streets and pavements are unsafe as the town hall prepares to use £500k to improve Oldham’s highways.

Andy Burnham has joined a number of scientific advisors in arguing that the UK government's easing of the lockdown restrictions is happening too soon.

Nearly £5m will be spent relaunching a scheme helping get Greater Manchester’s rough sleepers off the streets to provide safer accommodation during the coronavirus pandemic.

Greater Manchester could see a fresh surge in homelessness as lockdown eases and recession kicks in, Andy Burnham and charities have warned, as pressure grows on the government to close the ‘gaps’ in its approach.

Public health messaging has been 'weakened' by the way the government has handled the Dominic Cummings controversy, according to Andy Burnham.

New government funding will keep Metrolink running for another two months at least, Andy Burnham says.

"I was worried in the run up to this anniversary that the families (of the victims) and those still injured who were struggling would think that the world had somehow moved on with the current crisis", Andy Burnham said candidly.

Metrolink services will begin running more frequently amid growing passenger numbers - but tram travel will no longer be free for NHS and social care workers.

Andy Burnham says schools in Greater Manchester should only re-open when it’s safe to do so.

Greater Manchester’s mayor has written to the communities secretary demanding clarity on his policy for homeless people during the continuing pandemic - and confirming councils have been told to ‘draw a line’ under the policy of self-isolating them in hotels.

A coronavirus government bailout worth £1.6 billion has been agreed to prop up the Tube and London's transport system.

It's the Manchester versus Liverpool event none of us saw coming.

Parents have reacted with fury at the suggestion that primary schools may begin to reopen to pupils from June. 

One of Andy Burnham's key advisors has hit back at the wife of former Manchester United player Angel Di Maria over her comments about the city.

Universal Basic Income should be ‘seriously considered’ as a way of helping the economy recover once the coronavirus lockdown has lifted, according to Andy Burnham.

Metrolink bosses have moved to address 'concerning accusations', made by a whistleblower, who claimed trams are not being disinfected properly during the coronavirus pandemic.

More than half the care homes reporting to Greater Manchester’s health system are now flagging Covid cases, the mayor has revealed - as he warned government not to ease the lockdown ‘prematurely’.