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Greater Manchester leaders to build 'stronger dialogue' with black communities in light of George Floyd's 'callous murder'

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Greater Manchester leaders have pledged to build ‘stronger dialogue’ with local black communities in the wake of the ‘callous murder’ of George Floyd.

Town halls will light up in solidarity with Mr Floyd’s family and other cities in the United States where tens of thousands have protested over his death in police custody.

Mayor Andy Burnham and council leaders have also backed those who marched in Black Lives Matter demonstrations in Manchester over the weekend.

Politicians showing support was ‘nowhere near enough’ said Mr Burnham, who announced that a race quality panel aimed at addressing ‘structural and deep-seated’ inequalities would be established in the city-region next month.

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