Greater Manchester 'could be offered tens of millions in extra funding' to go into Tier 3 lockdown
Greater Manchester may be offered millions in extra funding to accept the strictest coronavirus restrictions as Boris Johnson seeks to prevent a lockdown revolt and mayor Andy Burnham presses for a Commons vote to break the “impasse”.The Labour mayor was said to have had a “constructive” conversation with the Prime Minister’s chief strategic adviser, Sir Edward Lister, over the weekend and further talks have been scheduled for Monday.Senior Conservatives, including the influential chairman of the 1922 committee, Sir Graham Brady, the MP for Sale and Altrincham West, have backed the Greater Manchester mayor in resisting Tier 3 for the region.Mr Burnham called for MPs to help workers and businesses hit with the harshest restrictions by having