Greater Manchester mayor's office hits back at wife of ex Manchester United player Angel Di Maria

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.

Andy Burnham has accused the government of giving Greater Manchester 'no real notice' of last Sunday's announcement which saw lockdown measures eased and a return to work in certain industries encouraged.

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.

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’.

Metrolink’s long-term future remains uncertain, despite the government agreeing to a £11.6m bailout, the mayor of Greater Manchester has warned.

Andy Burnham today said that any significant release from the coronavirus lockdown would be 'premature'.

Andy Burnham has urged the government to stick to its promise of levelling up the country ‘with a vengeance’ as the north bids to bounce back from the coronavirus crisis.

The North West has become the new epicentre of coronavirus as the number of hospital cases has overtaken London.

The immediate future of Metrolink has been secured thanks to an £11.6m government bailout.

The mayor of Greater Manchester has urged the public to abide by coronavirus lockdown rules following after a surge in people travelling on the roads this week.