Andy Burnham wants to help rescue the Tories’ signature policy
His suggestions just happen to benefit Manchester
ALTHOUGH IT IS not the poorest part of the Manchester conurbation, Middleton needs some love and attention. The council estates that were built in the 1950s to house working-class families from central Manchester are showing their age. A derelict cotton mill, which is missing many panes of glass, looms over the town centre. “It’s a pretty depressing sight,” says Andy Burnham, Greater Manchester’s mayor.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “The Manchester two-step”
Britain October 2nd 2021
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- The government looks set to ditch an ambitious target for housebuilding
- England’s pioneering mental-health programme hits a ceiling
- Professors and students seek to widen the appeal of classics
- In Britain, young women got more work during the pandemic
- Andy Burnham wants to help rescue the Tories’ signature policy
- Sir Keir Starmer is sailing the Labour Party in the right direction
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