Tootfinder

Northern Powerhouse / Northern Way and now Northern Arc.
Not the answer. Needed is a proper constitutional settlement with devolution to coherent English regions, on a model of re-localisation of decisions and economic weight, where practical.
We prefer bioregions as the regional level.
Third time lucky? Andy Burnham makes his pitch, but we've heard it all before - Manchester Evening News

Third time lucky? Andy Burnham makes his pitch, but we've heard it all before
This idea has come back three times for a reason

Good for you Andy Burnham.
"At the weekend the continuity rebels won the backing of Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester. Burnham, who has become increasingly vocal in recent weeks in setting out an alternative, more muscular, soft left alternative to what Keir Starmer is offering, ... he urged Labour MPs to vote down the bill."

"Parents say a non-charging Clean Air Zone (CAZ) - confirmed by the government earlier this year - ‘lacks ambition and won’t go nearly far enough to cut illegal levels of pollution’ plaguing the city."
Andy Burnham defends scrapping Clean Air Zone charges after parents slam 'epidemic' - Manchester Evening News
It's the parents who are right, of course. The evidence from other cities, including London is clear.

Andy Burnham defends scrapping Clean Air Zone charges after parents slam 'epidemic'
The number of children admitted to Manchester hospitals with breathing problems has soared by hundreds in just one year