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Matt Hancock's Local Lockdown Plan Rejected By Northern Leaders As A 'Recipe For Chaos'

Manchester and Yorkshire leaders suggest plan for highly localised lockdowns panders to Tory MPs.
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PM 'Considering London Lockdown' In Event Of Second Wave Of Coronavirus Infections

Boris Johnson has ordered preparations to avoid a second national lockdown, according to reports.
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Revealed: Five Fire Engines Were Left To Cover 500 Square Miles During Bolton Inferno

Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham calls for an end to fire service cuts in light of an alarming report into the November 2019 incident.
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Exclusive: Covid Test Data Held Back From Publication Over Community Cohesion Concerns

Councils are concerned that the government's plan to publish postcode-level data could lead to certain neighbourhoods being stigmatised.
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Liverpool Mayor Vows To 'Resist' Plan To Reopen Schools

Union welcomes Liverpool’s warning it would not admit more pupils unless it felt safe to do so.
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Questions Raised After Footage Emerges Of Police Tasering Man In Front Of Child In Manchester

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham said it was not clear if the response was "proportionate or justified".
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If The Government Wants To Fix Britain's Inequality, It Must Go Big Or Go Home

Inequality is not just a drag on the economic potential of the UK’s regions; it is shortening people’s lives, writes former head of civil service Bob Kerslake.
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Stripping Northern Rail's Franchise Is A Win For Passengers – But It’s Only The Start

People need to be able to trust the north's trains again, Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram write.
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Bolton Fire: Cladding A 'Concern' Mayor Andy Burnham Confirms

Burnham has urged Boris Johnson to "give families peace of mind" and investigate whether more needed to be done to remove similar cladding.
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Manchester Knife Attack Appears To Be 'Mental Health-Related', Mayor Says

Andy Burnham described the incident as 'deeply distressing'.
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