Bev Craig: “Everyone deserves a quality home in a good neighbourhood.”

So, the hard work begins. I’ve done it with a promise and a plan, and my promise to you is that I will leave this city region better.

The generational belief that we had, that if you work hard and do the right thing, your life will be better and the life of the community will be better, is something that many people just don’t feel at the minute.

I never believed as a girl growing up on a council estate that one day I would have the chance to stand for the place that I love.

We will work together, we will do it together, we will deliver it together and we will build a Greater Manchester that works for all of us, that we are all part of, where everyone feels welcome and everyone has the chance to succeed.