Andy Burnham contested leadership against Jeremy Corbyn in 2015 while serving as mayor of Greater Manchester.
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Updated Jun 22
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What happened
Andy Burnham contested leadership against Jeremy Corbyn in 2015 while serving as mayor of Greater Manchester.
Who's involved
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- Pressure is mounting regarding the current state and services of bus services operating within the city of Glasgow.
- Greg Clark argued that cities needed regional empowerment, leading to the securing of the first City Deal outside England, while noting the risk of falling behind England's city regions.
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Andy Burnham
British politician (born 1970)
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Greater Manchester
metropolitan county in North West England
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