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Andy Burnham: Can power in the UK be decentralised?

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Manchester Mayor's Promises

I think Manchester today in 2023 is different from the city I came to in 2017. The city is growing in stature physically, but also in terms of its reputation both in the UK and around the world. This was obviously the home of industry going back a couple of centuries. Hit a decline in the second part of the 20th century, but Manchester is most definitely back. But I guess we have to measure your performance against promises. You made some key promises. One was on housing, tackling Manchester's housing problems, but in particular tackling the number of people sleeping rough on the streets. If you look at the latest report from the respected housing charity Shelter, they say that the number of

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