Angela Rayner has lavished praise on Andy Burnham's record as mayor in what will be seen as another attempt to secure a job in his Government. The former Deputy Prime Minister hailed Manchester's public transport network as the 'biggest success story' of devolution outside London.
Angela Rayner has praised Andy Burnham's record as mayor, highlighting Manchester's public transport network as the 'biggest success story' of devolution outside London. She also emphasized her own work on devolution, including the introduction of the tourist tax and the fight to push through the introduction of the tourist tax.
Rayner suggested that mayors should be given the power to buy up grand buildings that have fallen derelict, citing examples such as the Old Town Hall in Sheffield and the Theatre Royal in Manchester. She also praised Burnham's ally Louise Haigh, who spearheaded the Better Buses Act, and called for the government to back every mayor who wants a franchised bus network by the end of this Parliament.
Rayner's speech comes amid growing suspicion that she may not be rewarded with a return to Cabinet despite being a fellow Labour MP in Greater Manchester. The speech was made at an event to mark 40 years of the New Economics Foundation think-tank on Wednesday evening
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