On Sky News:
“Well, one of Tony Wilson’s most famous phrases is, ‘this is Manchester, we do things differently here’.
“And what we have seen [is] a realisation of that really in Manchester, doing things differently, taking powers, working together strategically, collaboratively across business, the voluntary sector, universities and others with a long-term vision about how we’re going to rebirth Manchester, renaissance of Manchester, bringing jobs and investment.
“But crucially, that all parts of Greater Manchester benefit from that, and that people who live here are able to contribute and be part of that renaissance.”
‘Asked how that would apply to the rest of the country, she pointed to spreading investment across the country, and giving individual places the powers to “set out their own long-term” and attract the necessary investment.’ Your cash is going to councillors now…
Lord Khan in the Telegraph: “I hope, and I say this in a non-pompous way, that the public service I do will bring rewards in this world and the hereafter,” he says. “I’m hoping the work I do is earning me Brownie points.”