Andy Burnham launches his bid for a third mayoral term in Greater Manchester, with confidence based on his past record.
For a politician who’s had to convince Greater Manchester he’s not a Liverpudlian lad, it was an odd choice to play ‘Penny Lane’ by The Beatles at Andy Burnham ’s campaign launch.
He said he’d integrate buses and trams. The Bee Network launched last year, and two-thirds of buses are now under public control, with the remainder done by early 2025 and commuter trains promised to follow by 2028. But there have been teething problems with bus services, as passengers complain of higher ticket prices on some routes and delays during the changeover.
Still, the air of confidence around Burnham — even if it’s not one the former Leigh MP shares publicly — remains high.“I think at the time I left Westminster, I remember comments from people of ‘oh that won’t be able to do anything, that won’t last’,” the mayor recalls to the Local Democracy Reporting Service. “Genuinely that’s what people were saying. I think we’ve proved them wrong.”
That creation stands out in Burnham’s mind as ‘the single biggest act of levelling up in this Parliament’, he claims. “We have had lots of conversations with shadow front bench ministers for the agenda we’re bringing through — and actually, I think it’s increasingly understood that if a Labour government incoming wants to deliver quickly, working through the combined authorities is the way,” he says, adding that his life will get easier with Keir Starmer in Downing Street.
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