Metro Mayors

The government has pledged to loosen Whitehall’s "tight grip" over big cities and regions - scrapping "gimmicks and slogans" including the words 'levelling up'.

Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram met with Kier Starmer, alongside the other mayors of England, hailing this as a 'new way of working' with government

On her first day in the newly created role, Kim McGuinness said she was looking forward to working with other metro mayors to promote the north of England.