Andy Burnham

Imagine it no more. Let’s make it happen.

Imagine good growth, housing and jobs. Hope in every heart.

I will build an inclusive team.

Imagine what things could be like if we succeed. Imagine what it would feel like to live in a country wired to work for ordinary people rather than against them.

What hope can we have that it will be different this time? That is the question I would be asking if I was a voter right now.

We can’t go through another decade like the one we just had. We need a new determination to raise living standards ... We need to change politics and we need to do it now.

The days of Whitehall fighting the devolution of power into the regions and nations are over for good.

The job of No 10 North will be to make power flow into the Midlands, into the South West, into the East of England and yes, into London.

We will create a more streamlined state with a clearer purpose to power up all parts of the country and put a laser-like focus on growth and regeneration, good growth.

I am going to do things differently

True to the motto of this city, I am going to do things differently.

Parliament seemed to be an unhappier place than when I was last an MP.

This would bring about the biggest rebalancing of power in political history.

I will do my very best to deliver it, and whilst not taking risks the public finances, will seek to give Britain some breathing space as soon as I can.

Rather than being a marker of decline, shouldn't we make our high streets the symbols of Britain's renaissance?

Where young people need mental health support, that will be provided as part of in-work support.

It is time for Whitehall to accept that growth cannot be ordered from the top down - it can only be nurtured from the bottom up.

It's about rewiring Britain to work better for the communities that he feels have been neglected or overlooked.

Devolution will be at the heart of Downing Street

The essentials of life being run primarily for the public interest, not for the private interests

I wouldn’t flinch from it.

The best decade is ahead of us.

We are here to celebrate the foundations we have laid together. One great team pulling together in one direction has brought in a new politics to Greater Manchester.

I’m pleased to be back home after a bit of a busy week. Back in what everyone in Westminster calls my Manchester clothes.

I did that for nine years as mayor to tackle homelessness in Greater Manchester and I am going to carry it forward as MP for Makerfield but this time donating to worthy local causes at the heart of our communities.