Bev Craig: “I’ll build a new generation of council housing, 50,000 homes across all our boroughs that everyone can afford”

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.

I've long argued, as did Andy before he became prime minister, that Greater Manchester should have more power and more control.

When people ask what’s the difference between you and Andy - there’s loads of differences. But I am standing as my own person, with my own ideas, and I’ll be accountable to this region, and to no one else.

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