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...In response to the decision, the Conservative mayor of the West Midlands Andy Street and Labour’s mayor in Greater Manchester Andy Burnham commissioned their own review into prospective alternatives that...
...Andy Burnham, Labour mayor of Greater Manchester, said an average of 10 per cent of the line’s remaining services into the city had also been cancelled over the past three weeks, while more than a quarter...
...“I’ve completely run out of patience,” said Greater Manchester’s Labour mayor Andy Burnham. “I cannot accept this railway line being left in this perennial state of chaos.”...
...Labour mayors including Andy Burnham have been among those consulted for the report....
...At a meeting in Leeds, Andy Burnham, Greater Manchester mayor, noted that just 37.2 per cent of Avanti’s trains arrived on schedule in the quarter that followed the company’s contract extension, compared...
...Burnham insisted he was not avoiding politically difficult decisions by jettisoning the charging zone....
...So far, so good, although whether that is enough to truly restore notoriously bad relations between Burnham and the leader’s office remains to be seen. (Some close observers remain unconvinced.)...
...Burnham wants ministers to then provide further subsidy....
...At the Birmingham end of HS2’s axed 2a and 2b phases, Conservative mayor Andy Street; at the Manchester end, Labour’s Andy Burnham....
...Andy Burnham, Labour mayor of Greater Manchester, has said he is open to a discussion with ministers about delaying construction of the northern leg of the UK’s High Speed 2 rail line if the government commits...
...Burnham has already proposed a hotel tax as one revenue stream once the existing bus funding package runs out in 2025....
...This announcement is a pretty insulting reminder that the transformative, long-term investment we were promised is instead being parcelled out everywhere else under the banner of Network North,” said Andy Burnham...
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...Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham said Avanti should have been “left on probation” instead of having its contract renewed a month ago....
...Andy Burnham, the Labour mayor of Greater Manchester, said the government was treating the north as “second-class citizens”, leaving it with “Victorian infrastructure” while investing in modern rail connections...
...advertising slogan delivered by celebrities such as Samuel L Jackson and Jennifer Garner, is the 12th-biggest US bank by assets....
...And of course, that’s exactly the kind of narrative that politicians like Andy Burnham feed on. Lucy FisherYes....
...One of them, Jennifer Williams, has kindly written today’s note, about devolution and scrutiny. In exciting news, Inside Politics has been shortlisted for an award....
...Burnham called the deal a “significant breakthrough”, adding: “Today is a new era for English devolution.”...
...The other was set up by Greater Manchester’s Labour mayor Andy Burnham in 2019 to drive the regeneration of Stockport town centre....
...In Greater Manchester, Labour mayor Andy Burnham is also expected to receive £150mn in funding to help prepare brownfield land for thousands of new homes, as well as a commitment to integrate regional rail...
...Jennifer Williams is the FT’s northern England correspondent...
...In 2017, Street and Burnham became the first directly elected “metro” mayors of England’s two biggest cities outside London....
...Andy Burnham, the Labour mayor for Greater Manchester, acknowledged that there had been some improvements to Avanti’s timetable, but said passengers were still struggling to book advance tickets and that...
...The new oversight mechanism placates two groups, as Jennifer explains in greater detail in this Twitter thread....
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