SCOTLAND'S biggest cities would have a "bigger voice" if they were represented by a directly elected regional mayor like Manchester or Liverpool, Andy Burnham has said.
The senior Labour figure said places such as Glasgow were being "held back" by not having a recognisable figurehead and were "not making their presence felt" at Holyrood or Westminster.
Burnham was elected as mayor of Greater Manchester - a region that includes 10 local authorities - in 2017 and has since won two further landslide victories. The former UK Government minister visited Edin burgh this week with Steve Rotheram, the mayor of the Liverpool City Region, where the pair met with First Minister John Swinney.
Speaking to the Record, Burnham said: "Our perception would be, perhaps, that Scottish cities are being held back, or disempowered, and are not making their presence felt."
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة August 16, 2024 من Daily Record.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
بالفعل مشترك ? تسجيل الدخول
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة August 16, 2024 من Daily Record.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
بالفعل مشترك? تسجيل الدخول
Red Sand Dan is still giving me top tips!
RONAN HALE will know he is a well-kent face in Scotland when Ross County supporters start tattooing it to their bodies.
Scoring is a fine Art..and it has deserted us
Arsenal boss Mikel knows his team must hit back of the net
PENSIONER'S 16 MONTH BAN FOR DRIVING DOWN ROAD WRONG WAY
OAP 84 narrowly avoided a head-on crash
Crimper to stars Sorbie dies aged 75
Stylist loses bowel cancer battle
Catalan chaos in flash floods
RESIDENTS in the Catalan town of Cadaques began a mass clear-up yesterday, after Spain was hit by another weather disaster.
Israeli fans in clashes at Dutch Uefa match
Attacks branded anti-Semitic
Thai-snared paedo jailed for historic abuse of girls
A PAEDOPHILE who was extradited from Thailand to face charges of historic child sexual abuse has been jailed for more than three years.
Kate's back to honour sacrifice
Princess at weekend services
Scots nurse dies after taking the 'King Kong' of weight-loss drugs
Tragic hospital worker Susan suffered multiple organ failure after taking Mounjaro.
DON GET MAD..GET EVEN
Trump rivals scared of revenge