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22.04.2021 - 21:36 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
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If there is one subject generating political heat during the 2021 mayoral campaign, it is policing.
It is no coincidence that an array of candidates standing against Labour’s Andy Burnham, who has held the role for the past four years, have slapped the cops prominently on their leaflets. One independent is even running on a specific anti-police corruption ticket.
Since 2017 GMP, for which the mayor has political
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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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