Introduction

The Mayor for Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, says he is a "place first" not a "policy first" politician.

In a week where the Greater Manchester Police have been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons, Lewis travels to Manchester to meet the Mayor and ask him whether he has confidence in the force.

In today's The News Agents, we talk about his relationship with Keir Starmer and the central Labour party, the potential Qatari takeover of Manchester United and the Mayor's political ambitions going forward.

Editor: Tom Hughes

Senior producer: Gabriel Radus

Field producer: Laura FitzPatrick

Video producer: Will Gibson Smith

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