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

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.

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.

For a prime minister two weeks in, to start giving powers out of Whitehall and putting it in the places that can make a difference - that can change our lives.

I will rise to his challenge about taking the power and control that he is offering mayors like me to make our regions better.