Bev Craig: “I love a fight, because I’ve had to fight for everything that I’ve got in life.”

So it's absolutely fantastic that in two weeks since becoming prime minister, he's coming good on his long-standing beliefs around power and control.

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.

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

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