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Manchester mayor says UK government is 'levelling down' the North with Covid funding no-deal

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Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham accuses the UK government of 'a deliberate act of levelling down' at a press conference following after Westminster and local leaders failed to reach an agreement on funding for a Covid lockdown in the region. Boris Johnson pledged to 'level up' the North of England in comparison with the South during his election campaign. SOUNDBITE

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