Ministers and whole Whitehall departments will relocate to the North as part of Boris Johnson’s ‘levelling up’ agenda Boris Johnson has renewed his commitment to move civil servants to the North He insisted ministers and whole departments will be relocated from Whitehall Mr Johnson was forced to deny that he is ‘at war’ with North … Read more
Andy Burnham today invited Boris Johnson to Manchester for face-to-face talks to ‘clear the air’ as he said he does not want a ‘lingering political argument’ with the Government. The Labour Mayor has suffered a bruising week after talks with ministers over moving Greater Manchester into Tier Three coronavirus restrictions collapsed, prompting Mr Johnson to … Read more
Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham faked the moment he learned the city’s Tier Three lockdown funding had been slashed to £22million during a live press conference, Robert Jenrick has revealed The Communities Secretary today dismissed the claim that Mr Burnham found out the final package figure during an explosive conference last night, instead claiming he ‘phoned him … Read more
The Prime Minister oozed menace as needy Brother Burnham wilted: HENRY DEEDES watches Boris Johnson announce stricter lockdown for Manchester By Henry Deedes for the Daily Mail Published: 22:04 BST, 20 October 2020 | Updated: 08:42 BST, 21 October 2020 There was a distinct huffiness to the way Boris Johnson arrived at today’s Downing Street … Read more
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
‘The North Remembers’: Mancunians hit out at to Boris Johnson with Game of Thrones memes as their city is plunged into Tier Three lockdown Deadlocked negotiations saw PM impose tighter curbs on Greater Manchester Many people used Game of Thrones references in their reaction to the news Some praised Mr Burnham, while others blamed him … Read more