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Civic leaders in northern England resist No 10 pressure to impose tighter measures as Wales looks at own controls
Civic leaders say UK prime minister failed to consult them on curbs and many Tory MPs only partially convinced
Report commissioned by Greater Manchester mayor shows how coronavirus has hit the poorest hardest
Sharp rise in coronavirus cases in region of 2m leads to plan for tightening of restrictions
And how Oldham managed to buck the trend by deploying an army of community testers
Manchester mayor condemns ‘chaos’ as lifting of restrictions is reversed abruptly
Government confirms coronavirus restrictions will be retained across parts of northern England
Manchester mayor says bus and rail services must be integrated to help ‘level up’ regions
Employers in city region sign charter aimed at improving wages and workers’ treatment
Troubled franchise ‘simply has to change’, says transport secretary
Andy Burnham aims to adopt London-style franchise system for region’s services
DfT says train services improving and changing operator could cause more disruption
14 miles of walking and biking lanes to be built protected from road traffic
Andy Burnham to invoke new law in bid to reverse decline in passenger numbers
Councils criticise ‘skewed’ formula that favours areas with highest property prices
Leaders of Manchester, Liverpool, Sheffield and Tees Valley demand purse strings
Franchises are written on principle of retail price index plus 1 per cent increments
Train chaos shows a government incapable of delivering fair transport infrastructure
Deteriorating situation over new schedule forces Chris Grayling to apologise
One year on, the Muslim community is fighting extremism
Manchester mayor says power transfer to regions will reduce damage of leaving EU
The government should seek to devolve greater powers to the regions
Emergency phone system for victims’ families was also a ‘catastrophic failure’
City council finds ‘shocking’ and ‘unacceptable’ accommodation
Mayor Burnham to use new powers and set up board to tackle fragmentation
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