Bev Craig: “People said that they wanted to see change faster. They wanted to feel that things were getting better, and that they…”

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.

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.

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

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.