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Leese takes up deputy post to Manchester Mayor Burnham

Manchester City Council’s Labour leader, Sir Richard Leese, has been appointed as deputy to newly-elected Greater Manchester metro mayor Andy Burnham.

By Mark Conrad | 08 May 2017

Manchester City Council's Labour leader, Sir Richard Leese, has been appointed as deputy to newly-elected Greater Manchester metro mayor Andy Burnham.

Sir Richard said he would do everything he could to make the devolution of new powers to Greater Manchester ‘an enormous success'.

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