Tory leadership candidate Liz Truss labelled Greater Manchester’s Mayor ‘miserabilist’ during yesterday evening’s hustings
She called Andy Burnham the “miserabilist mayor… who doesn’t want opportunities” for people in Manchester.
The hustings Manchester Central Convention Centre was hosted by GB News also saw Rishi Sunak criticise the Mayor telling the audience he wanted to call out the failures of Manchester mayor Andy Burnham.
“I will never let political correctness stand in the way of keeping us safe,” he says.
Sunak attacked Mr Burnham’s record on crime in the region as well as his stance on the rail issue.
“We need to restore trust of communities right here by calling out the failures of the Labour mayor Andy Burnham because it simply isn’t good enough,” he said.
“I mean just look at the record – a police force that was put into special measures, the highest rates of knife crime almost across the UK.
Sunak also adddressed the issue of levelling up
“If we define levelling up as something that is only for the north we will pay a political price for it because it’s wrong,” he tells the audience, and is greeted with applause.
“I am proud of my record delivering for the north and I will continue delivering for the north.”
Truss meanwhile told the audience:
“I want to see a successful north of England where everyone has opportunities,” Ms Truss says.
She promises to build Northern Powerhouse Rail and says she wants to make the M62 the “super highway to success”.
