The mayor was rated on trust and caring about the local area alongside elected leaders from around the country
Greater Manchester's Andy Burnham is the most trusted metro mayor in the country but other parts of the North feel they're losing out because of his success, according to a new report.
The survey of 20,000 people by the UK in a Changing Europe Research Initiative and YouTube reveals Labour's Mr Burnham has higher levels of trust than any other metro mayor.His 40% rating compares with 36% for Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen, 31% for London's Sadiq Khan and 28% for Liverpool City Region's Steve Rotheram.
One member of a focus group in Nottingham told interviewers: "I am sick to death of money being put into metro areas. So, it always goes to Manchester but what about Burnley and Rochdale and Bolton and all. "They should all be involved in it for the North West and hammer it out with the government but they’re just looking after Manchester and Liverpool. What I’m saying is that they should all be getting together and saying ‘Look, we’re the North West’."
But despite this 71% of the 2,700 respondents in the North West said they were either “very” or “quite” proud of their area.
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