Everything Andy Burnham told Keir Starmer this morning in Downing Street meeting
manchestereveningnews.co.ukAndy Burnham was back around the cabinet table this morning (July 9) as Keir Starmer met with 11 mayors from across the country in Downing Street.
The new Prime Minister, who hosted the breakfast meeting alongside his deputy Angela Rayner, told the mayors that they are 'equal partners' in Labour's new government and its plans.
It comes less than a week after Labour's landslide victory at the general election. Sir Keir told the mayors that meeting with them just days after he was invited to form a government is a 'real statement of intent' on his part.
The mayors took a selfie outside No 10 Downing Street after the meeting before they all boarded a bus. They then travelled to the Transport for London (TfL) offices where they met Oldham MP Jim McMahon, who is now a minister. READ MORE: What Greater Manchester wants from the new Labour government Speaking to the Manchester Evening News there, Mr Burnham described the breakfast meeting as 'business like' with the mayors keen to show they are ready to deliver.
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