BORIS Johnson today promised Manchester WILL get an £60m extra funding for lockdown – despite Andy Burnham turning it down.
The PM vowed to distribute the cash needed even though the local Mayor said it wasn’t enough for him to support the deal.
Mr Johnson confirmed this afternoon the £60 million offer of financial aid to Greater Manchester was still on the table despite Mr Burnham walking away from talks yesterday.
The Manchester Mayor was demanding an extra £75 million pounds to bail out businesses in the city as they grapple with Tier 3 lockdown, but he refused to accept anything below £65 million.
It meant local leaders were given Downing Street’s initial offer of £22 million after the PM had to force the city into lockdown.
But Mr Johnson and other Cabinet ministers have insisted the bigger funding deal is still there – Mr Burnham simply needs to ask.
And earlier today Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick claimed the Mayor had been “showboating” when he pretended to find out about the £22 million package yesterday.
