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The metro mayor elections will indicate how much politics has realigned

The collapse of Labour's Red Wall should give the Conservative mayors of Tees Valley and the West Midlands cause for optimism, says Andrew Carter - but the most interesting mayoral election to watch could prove to be in Greater Manchester.

After three years, where all eyes have been fixed on Westminster's Brexit psychodrama, I'm optimistic that this year will bring a return to issues closer to home.

We are now four months away from the next electoral challenge: the metro mayor elections.

Andrew Carter

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