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Metro Mayor Race

On the 4th of May the Liverpool City region and Greater Manchester will vote in their Metro-Mayors.

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Andy Burnham: This is an historic day for Greater Manchester

Labour's Andy Burnham has been elected at Greater Manchester Metro Mayor. In his speech he thanked those who had campaigned on his behalf and said it was an "historic day for Greater Manchester".

Burnham also poked fun at his Liverpool counterpart Steve Rotheram, after securing a larger percentage of the vote, the new Greater Manchester Metro Mayor hinted at the football rivalry between the two cities saying it was "Manchester 1 - Liverpool 0".

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