Member

The Bee Network in Greater Manchester did not just happen overnight. In 2010, I and three other leaders of Greater Manchester, under the leadership of Sir Howard Bernstein, presented our case directly to the then coalition Government Cabinet for the first ever devolved city deal—the first devolution of powers from central government to a combined authority in the United Kingdom. It was a Labour leader, a Conservative leader and me working together for Greater Manchester. That is what gives its authority—community leaders working for communities.