Bev Craig: “But I'm also not afraid to say that I'm my own person, and I've always operated that way in politics.”

Every single decision I take, as your Mayor of Greater Manchester, will pass the test of making your life better.

I am standing as my own person, with my own ideas, and I’ll be accountable to this region, and to no one else.

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.

Because that is what it is all about.