Boris Johnson ‘HAD to call grandstanding Andy Burnham’s bluff’

When Boris Johnson threatened to abandon talks with Andy Burnham on a Covid rescue package, Manchester’s mayor figured he was bluffing. Having come to power on a pledge to ‘level up’ the North, the Prime Minister wouldn’t dare face him down over a £5million gap in their positions, would he? Johnson, who craves being loved … Read more

Andy Burnham ‘faked moment he learned city’s Covid funding had been slashed’ 

Andy Burnham was today accused of faking the moment he learned the city’s Tier Three lockdown funding had been slashed to £22million during a live press conference. Tory ministers condemned the Greater Manchester mayor for ‘playing to the gallery’ as he railed at the government after negotiations over the financial package collapsed yesterday. During the media … Read more

Mancunians send grave Game of Thrones-inspired warning to Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson has incurred the fury of northern politicians and voters after unilaterally plunging Greater Manchester into a Tier 3 lockdown. Mancunians were fuming after having draconian restrictions forced upon them when financial support talks between Andy Burnham and Downing Street collapsed. The Prime Minister, who built his 80-seat majority with Red Wall seats in … Read more

Mancunians send grave Game of Thrones-inspired warning to Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson has incurred the fury of northern politicians and voters after unilaterally plunging Greater Manchester into a Tier 3 lockdown. Mancunians were fuming after having draconian restrictions forced upon them when financial support talks between Andy Burnham and Downing Street collapsed. The Prime Minister, who built his 80-seat majority with Red Wall seats in … Read more

BEN SPENCER asks why won’t they tell us the truth about coronavirus beds?

Hospital bed occupancy has become a propaganda tool in the bad-tempered row over Covid restrictions in Manchester. Downing Street has used terrifying statistics in an attempt to gain public support for forcing local leaders into accepting strict tier-three measures. They claim the city’s hospitals will become ‘overwhelmed’ within a few weeks, and even the surge … Read more

BEN SPENCER asks why won’t they tell us the truth about coronavirus beds?

Hospital bed occupancy has become a propaganda tool in the bad-tempered row over Covid restrictions in Manchester. Downing Street has used terrifying statistics in an attempt to gain public support for forcing local leaders into accepting strict tier-three measures. They claim the city’s hospitals will become ‘overwhelmed’ within a few weeks, and even the surge … Read more