Claire Ward hails Burnham as PM and calls for Labour to ‘rewire the state’
East Midlands mayor Claire Ward has praised Andy Burnham’s move from leading Greater Manchester to becoming prime minister, telling Labour’s annual conference that mayors had been given a key role in his plans to “rewire the state”.
Ward said Labour mayors had experienced an “exceptionally busy summer” after Burnham, a former mayoral colleague, moved into Downing Street and asked them to help deliver Labour’s promise of “growth in every postcode and hope in every heart”.
She added: “And honestly the moment th... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
