Mayor of Greater Manchester
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Official Twitter account for the Mayor of Greater Manchester. See also @greatermcr @deputymayorofgm and @manchesterfire.
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🗣️Greater Manchester is joining @coopuk and @MarcusRashford to provide 1,000 food vouchers across the city-region to young people who may need access to a meal during half-term. 📣The voucher provides free access to a meal deal offer in local Co-op stores . #wereallinthistogether.
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🗣️”I will ask people to put themselves in the shoes of somebody who is going by bus to have chemotherapy. I will ask people to put themselves in the shoes of somebody who has a compromised immune system.”. Andy discusses wearing masks beyond 19 July. 👇Watch
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My heart goes out to families who have lost loved ones, my admiration to our brave emergency services. A terrible night for our great city.
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The most magnificent finale to #WeAreManchester thank you @ManchesterArena #proud 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝❤️
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Please join us for a vigil at Albert Square at 6pm tonight. We are grieving today, but we are strong. @MENnewsdesk @BBCNWT @GranadaReports
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My view just before the vigil began. This is what Manchester is all about. Thank you.
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📣 Today, Andy and Bev are launching the new campaign video. The campaign is aimed at men and boys to challenge problematic behaviours and tackle the sexual harassment of women and girls in public spaces. #IsThisOK?. Watch it here 👇
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"There is no room for racism, hate or any form of discrimination.”. Today @ManUtd, @Everton, @ManCity and @LFC have come together with Mayor Andy Burnham and @MetroMayorSteve to support Hate Crime Awareness Week in Greater Manchester. #MUNEVE #LIVMCI #WeStandTogether
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The Mayor has signed his Declaration of Acceptance which formally signifies the start of his new term as @MayorofGM
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🗣️ "We believe it is essential that our residents are given clear, accurate information about the state of the NHS in Greater Manchester.". Andy and @SirRichardLeese have this evening issued a statement clarifying the situation in our city-region. 👇.
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🗣️”We are all united in fighting for an 80% furlough scheme for all people affected by regional lockdowns, wherever they are in the country,” says Andy, @MayorJD and @MetroMayorSteve. 👇 Full statement here:
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🗣️ “Marcus is a truly outstanding ambassador for our city-region and we could not be more proud of him.". Today, Andy joins with everyone across Greater Manchester to congratulate @MarcusRashford on being awarded an MBE. 👏 Congratulations Marcus!
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This morning Andy took a bus and tram from Middleton to MediaCity to show where Greater Manchester’s public transport system is falling short and why we need to deliver a fully-integrated, affordable and accessible network. Here’s what he found . #BeeNetwork #GreaterManchester
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🗣️The Mayor, Deputy Mayor and 10 Leaders of Greater Manchester have joined the international calls for a ceasefire by all sides in Gaza.
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I feel the performance of Northern Rail is now so poor that the time has come for an official investigation to establish whether it is breaching its license to operate.
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🗣️ "Despite being on standby all day we are still waiting. "We assure the Prime Minister that we are ready to meet at any time to try to agree a way forward". New statement on behalf of the Mayor, Deputy Mayors and all Greater Manchester Leaders. More 👇.
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Thank you Manchester. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
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"Time after time we'll rise from the dust. You'll never prevail - not against us. This is MANCHESTER, our MANCHESTER" @What_Liam_Said
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"Always stand together, Greater Manchester.". A message from Andy.
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🗣️"Biggest shake-up of our bus system in almost 40 years.". 📢 From 4 September, single bus journeys in GM will cost no more than:.- £2 adult.- £1 child.- Plus, unlimited daily journeys across all operators: no more than £5(adult)/£2.50(child). #GetOnBoard.
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🗣️ Andy joined @MarcusRashford and his mum Melanie at the unveiling of the new @FareShareGtrM warehouse. 🏙️ The warehouse has been named Melanie Maynard House in honour of Melanie and will enable FareShare to feed more families in Greater Manchester #weareallinthistogether
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Andy's statement on the @Channel4 documentary Groomed: A National Scandal, broadcast last night.
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Here's Andy's speech from this morning in full.
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An open letter from Andy Burnham to Greater Manchester’s firefighters.
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🗣 “Just imagine Liverpool, Manchester and Leeds all with a bus system that was integrated with other public transport and at £1.55 a journey - it would change lives in the North of England.”. Read 👇.
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"Greater Manchester will always be here for you" - Mayor Andy Burnham sends this message on the third anniversary of the Manchester Arena attack - a hard day for everyone in Greater Manchester. Help and support is available to all who need it.
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🗣️ "Our 2.8 million residents deserve to be treated with due respect and proper consideration when restrictions are being implemented which will affect their lives.". The Mayor has written to Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister of Scotland. Read 👇
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The Mayor has just announced a new £1.8m fund to help rough sleepers in Greater Manchester.
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Unacceptable, arrogant and must stop immediately - Mayor's anger over leaks from US. Andy has raised this with the acting US Ambassador
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Following the tragic news of the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the Mayor has paid the following tribute to our country's longest-serving monarch.
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🗣️ "It is harder for people to exercise outdoors at this time of year - there is no real evidence that gyms are a major source of transmission.". Andy says that when Government reviews lockdown early next month the closure of gyms, and the 10pm curfew, must be reviewed. Watch 👇
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🗣️ "A heartfelt thank you to so many of you for your incredible support. Your messages kept me going. "We will now get at least the £65 million from the Government.". Andy has written to the people of Greater Manchester after an historic week. Read 👇.
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Watch Andy's thank you to Greater Manchester after completing #GreatManchesterRun #WeLoveManchester #WeStandTogether #cityunited
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🇯🇵 Today Andy welcomed @AmbJapanUK Hiroshi Suzuki to Greater Manchester. With Honorary Consul @joanneeahmed they discussed the GM mission to @expo2025japan and the 50th anniversary of Japan Week in September. The Ambassador now has a @BeeNetwork mascot for his collection 🐝
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Today Victoria Station has reopened. It was a sombre but important moment for the city. The families of those affected are in our hearts.
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Mayor Andy has immediately announced a new homelessness fund to tackle rough sleeping on Greater Manchester's streets.
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On @MarrShow the Mayor mentioned that he had written to the Prime Minister and the other Party Leaders asking for their support to reach a fair level of support for people and businesses affected by covid restrictions. You can read the letter here and at
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"This is the first Budget since the 1980s to get serious about the epic scale of the UK’s housing crisis. We wholeheartedly support the Government’s drive to tackle it with a new generation of council and social homes". Read Andy's full Budget response👇.
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🚉 Today Andy welcomed the Chancellor and Transport Secretary to Greater Manchester to discuss the future of rail and road links across the North. Our plans will see lines like the one to Stalybridge integrated into our @BeeNetwork by 2028 - meaning better value travel.
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.@MayorofLondon We know how you will be feeling right now & the thoughts of everyone in Greater Manchester are with you & all Londoners
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This morning Andy launched the Greater Manchester Mayor’s Homelessness Fund. If you can help, donate here
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Huge applause and cheers at #WeAreManchester as The Mayor reads the names of the 22 who lost their lives ❤️🐝
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🗣️ "How can we carry the public with us through this pandemic if we are forcing them to lose their income, their place of work, without supporting them through that?". Andy's statement from today following talks with Government on Tier 3 restrictions. 👇.
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If you are stranded in the area you can also follow #RoomForManchester where hotels and local people of our great city are offering refuge
Details of a casualty bureau for incident at Manchester Arena will be shared as soon as available. Please stay away from the area.
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🗣️ "We will not let Greater Manchester be levelled down by this pandemic and the response to it.". The Leaders of all 10 councils, the Mayor and Deputy Mayor, have a unified position on Government’s announcement introducing tiers of restrictions. More 👇.
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Today Andy is asking public organisations to do more to tackle rough sleeping. He's been out on the streets and this is what he found.
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The Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham has responded to the widespread delays and cancellations caused by the rail timetable changes that have come into effect this morning. 👇👇👇
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The first plastic free shop in Greater Manchester is now open, Andy attended the event and said: "Shops like Fulfilled will help lead a revolution to create a plastic free Greater Manchester and protect our planet - it's been brilliant to visit and be a part of that moment."
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🗣️ "It is a despicable, shameful act. And 99.9% of people will be utterly appalled by it and want the strongest action taken". Andy has commented on the defacing of the Marcus Rashford mural in Withington and the racist abuse on social media of some England footballers. Watch 👇
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Earlier today, the Mayor joined police colleagues at a memorial service to pay tribute to PC Fiona Bone and PC Nicola Hughes, who were both brutally murdered while on duty 10 years ago. We will always remember their bravery and service.
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🗣️ "We simply cannot let our theatres go dark and risk losing them for good.". Following this afternoon's announcement from @rxtheatre, Andy is calling on Government to urgently address the need for a support package for the cultural sector. Read more 👇.
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Great to see so many get involved in the #ManchesterPride celebrations, including @manchesterfire, @gmpolice and our NHS colleagues 👏. The parade just gets bigger and better every year 🙌
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Andy Burnham has become the first Mayor of Greater Manchester.
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"For a government elected on votes in the north, and promises to “level-up”, it is surprising how quickly it has reverted to the default London-centric mode" - Andy has written in @ObserverUK about how we need all regions heard & involved in the recovery.
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An unstoppable movement has been created here in Greater #Manchester and our commitment to end #roughsleeping is unshakeable. All of it supported by the generosity of the Greater Manchester public. #Homelessness
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If you can help please do we will need this in the hours, days and weeks to come
Full list of places you can give blood in Manchester
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🗣️ “I am writing to express my shock, sorrow and outrage at the ongoing invasion. You and your citizens remain in our thoughts.”. 🇺🇦 Andy has written to Vitali Klitschko, Andriy Sadovyi and Ihor Terekhov, the Mayors of Kyiv, Lviv and Kharkiv. #StandwithUkraine
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Good luck to @England_RL who take on Australia in the Rugby League World Cup final tomorrow morning. #BringItHome 🏴
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As Hindu, Sikh and Jain communities across Greater Manchester mark #Diwali and the triumph of light over darkness, we remember the kindness, the generosity, and the solidarity that have illuminated our city-region throughout this crisis.
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Thanks for the support for my first 100 days as mayor, lets keep working to ensure Greater Manchester's one of the best places in the world.
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"Thank you for being who you are. We are Manchester. Nothing will ever change us and nothing will ever break us!" ❤️🐝#WeAreManchester.
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“This is Manchester, we do things differently here.”. Today we remember Tony Wilson, co-founder of Factory Records and founder and manager of the Haçienda nightclub, who passed away on this date in 2007 at the age of 57. Thank you, Mr Manchester, for all you did. 💙🎶😎.
The Heart & Soul of Madchester. 20.02.50 - 20.08.07 .RIP , The Legend. Mr Tony Wilson💙
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🗣️ Responding to @MattHancock on #Marr this morning Andy says: "What we need is the real-time, patient-identifiable data that the Government receives rather than the limited, anonymised data we are currently getting". Read the full response here 👇
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Thank you, @ArianaGrande - we look forward to welcoming you back to #manchester. You are our family now ❤️🐝
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The Mayor would like to pay tribute to all inspiring @manchesterfire personnel who have spent the weekend battling #moorlandfires across the city-region with skill, resilience and determination. Andy also wishes to express his thanks to all the agencies supporting their efforts.
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Tomorrow at 11am we will be holding a minute's silence at St. Anne's Square to remember those who lost their lives.
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🗣 "I will not agree any package which does not ensure that, if people’s place of work is to close, there is access to a local furlough scheme which covers their wages.". Read more from Andy here:. 👇👇.
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.@MayorofGM announces half-price bus tickets for 16-18yrs - “I promised to help our young people get on in life, and this is the first step”
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Today you are encouraged to join together with others in Greater Manchester to remember those who have served for us, by standing at your doorstep at 11am. Please take a moment to listen to the Mayor of Greater Manchester's message ⬇. #RemembranceSunday #rememberathome
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🗣️ "This will cause real hardship for people whose jobs will be affected and risks the loss of many businesses.". Andy has responded to Government's decision to place Greater Manchester into Tier 3 restrictions next month. Read more 👇.
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🗣️ "Greater Manchester will stand firm. We are fighting back – for fairness and for the health of our people in the broadest sense.". Read the statement issued today by Andy, @DeputyMayorofGM, @SirRichardLeese and all 10 Greater Manchester leaders. 👇.
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As we approach this year's Remembrance Sunday the Mayor of Greater Manchester has a message for everyone across the city-region. Please 'remember at home' by standing on your doorstep at 11am on Sunday, November 8, 2020. #RemembranceSunday #rememberathome
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"After our darkest of nights, Manchester is today waking up to the most difficult of dawns."
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🗣️ "I'm sending a strong message that tackling rough sleeping and homelessness is as big a priority in this Mayoral term as it was in the last.". At 6am today, Andy was out on the streets of Manchester speaking to people sleeping rough and hearing their stories. Watch 👇
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🗣️ "Passengers and staff have been taken aback by the scale of the proposed changes. To announce them without prior warning and head straight into a 21-day consultation period feels wholly inadequate to an issue of this seriousness.". 🚉 Andy's written to the Transport Secretary
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🗣️ "I hope all of Greater Manchester and the entire Rugby League family will get behind Kevin this week.". Andy is sending his best wishes to Kevin Sinfield today as he starts his 7 in 7 challenge supporting former teammate @Rob7Burrow and @mndassoc. 👉
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🗣️ "I am very pleased that @Chris_Boardman has agreed to become Greater Manchester’s first Transport Commissioner.". 🐝 In his new role, Chris will help accelerate delivery of the Bee Network: a fully integrated transport system for our city-region. 👇.
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This letter that the Prime Minister has sent today is inconclusive and that is not good enough. The costs relating to the Manchester Arena attack should be reimbursed in full by the Government.
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Today Greater #Manchester launches a ground-breaking plan to tackle #roughsleeping this winter. Back the #BedEveryNight campaign with support and donations - let's help end the need for rough sleeping in the city-region. Visit
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🗣️ "I am grateful to the First Minister and to the Scottish Government for listening and for the decision they have announced today.". Andy has welcomed the lifting of the ban on non-essential travel between Scotland and the boroughs of Bolton, Manchester and Salford.
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🗣️"To prevent the enormous disruption and economic damage these service reductions will cause, we're seeking an urgent meeting.". Andy, @bevcraig & @MayorofLondon write to @grantshapps about Avanti West Coast’s drastically reduced timetable on travel between Manchester & London👇
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This evening Andy & @DeputyMayorofGM Bev joined others in Greater Manchester and around the country to remember Sarah Everard and stand together against male harassment, intimidation, and violence. Thank you @RightToWalkMCR and @aureliamagazine for the powerful event you hosted.
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🗣️ "What's been announced at conference is not a coherent plan. Constrained capacity is holding back transport in the North." . Yesterday Andy and @bevcraig gave their reaction to the Prime Minister axing the northern leg of HS2 at Conservative Party conference. Watch 👇
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Greater Manchester’s strength lies in our diversity and we will always stand together against racism. Tomorrow Leaders will set out how, together with our Black community, we will work to make our city-region a place where everyone feels safe and represented. #blacklivesmatter.
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"I want to put a roof over the head of everyone in Gtr Manchester" - Mayor opens applications for Homelessness Fund @TheBrickWigan
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🗣️ "The Mayor has made his support for the trans community very clear over many years.". Andy continues to fully support and will uphold the rights of all people in the LGBT community. More 👇
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Not only have we shot up the ranks faster than any other European city - but #Manchester has been named as the UK’s best city to live in, according to the renowned @TheEIU Global Liveability Index. Great news - shows the world what we all knew 💪☝️
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This has been our darkest hour but I've seen the best of Greater Manchester this week. #bbcqt @bbcquestiontime ❤️🐝
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JUST ANNOUNCED - from tomorrow, peak time restrictions on concessionary tram and bus passes will be lifted during the early morning rush hour to make it easier for our older citizens and disabled people to get their shopping . Find out more 👇.
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🗣️ "We are united by a common belief that no worker in Greater Manchester should be paid less than they need to live on.". 💷 Andy has launched a new taskforce, chaired by @Loucordwell, working towards the aim of all jobs here paying the real living wage.
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Billy is a super hero from Bolton. This young lad has been collecting presents for the homeless. He’s one of the many people that make Greater Manchester @TheBoltonNews
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The Mayor has written to MPs in Greater Manchester calling on them to demand much better support for business in Tier 3 areas when the House of Commons debates these issues on Tuesday. You can see the letter below or read it on our website.
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The Mayor has shared the following statement regarding the incident at Manchester Airport yesterday.
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We are thrilled to have welcomed the Prince of Wales to Moss Side today to meet with organisations that form the Manchester Peace Together Alliance and are supported by Greater Manchester’s Violence Reduction Unit. We are excited that the Alliance will benefit from a dedicated.
The three year commitment between The Royal Foundation and @MayorofGM brings the private sector on board for the first time, helping reduce youth violence and providing the Alliance’s first dedicated employment, skills and training programme for young people at risk of violence.
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🥇Massive congratulations to our Active Travel Commissioner @DameSarahStorey on winning her 18th Paralympic Gold Medal! What an achievement 🌟. Incredible feat in her ninth games, Greater Manchester is very proud 🚴♀️.
It's Paralympic GOLD once again for @DameSarahStorey on the road. What more can you say about this phenomenal athlete. National treasure. #ParalympicsGB 🥇
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We are calling on everyone in Greater Manchester to play their part this weekend. It could not be easier to do. Stay at home. #StayAtHomeGM . #StayAtHomeSaveLives
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Pep Guardiola of @ManCity and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer from @ManUtd are #shiningalightonsuicide, because it affects us all. Encourage someone to talk before suicide seems their only option. Find out more about the important new campaign. Visit 👇.
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Reaction here from the Mayor of Greater Manchester @AndyBurnhamGM following Government statement on #Crossrail2
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