Boris Johnson aims dig at whinging metro mayors
The Prime Minister made the comments as he was urged by one Labour Mayor to reset the relationship between Downing Street and regional leaders
Boris Johnson on a visit to a primary school in County Durham on Thursday (Image: PA)
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“Now let’s hope they can work together for the good of Cambridge, the sub-region, the country and the world.
“It’s the best possible consolation prize, augmented by election as Police and Crime Commissioner of Darryl Preston (who has my wholehearted endorsement).”
Mr Wotherspoon said that he had spent the weekend “metaphorically clearing my desk, in particular sieving the 10,000 emails of the past six months”.
Chairman Tim Wotherspoon says he is a “Champion of public transport improvement in Cambridge & South Cambridgeshire, but there is no point in implementing it if it can’t be paid for in some creative way other than just through increasing tax” pic.twitter.com/4fI9jDGmD1 Robert Alexander LL.B., LL.M. Int l Law (@robalexander001) November 15, 2018
We spoke to Andy Burnham, who was re-elected Labour Mayor of Greater Manchester by a landslide last week.
We asked him what he thinks when he hears the government talking about improving transport connectivity and their long-delayed plans to reform social care.
Starmer to undertake Labour reshuffle after Rayner sacking
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May 10, 2021
LONDON: Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer was to carry out a reshuffle of his shadow cabinet team on Sunday, the PA news agency understood, as the fallout over the party’s dismal election performance continues.
Sir Keir has come under fire after opting to sack his deputy Angela Rayner from her role as party chairman and national campaign co-ordinator on Saturday, with Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham warning him that it was “wrong”. But the Opposition leader will look to reshape his top team further across the weekend as he looks to reverse the party’s downward spiral in England.