Andy Burnham is being accused of a serious misjudgment over his comments about meetings with Manchester City’s owners. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing The Guardian.
The controversy
Kiran Stacey discusses the controversy after returning from a trade trip to India with the business secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, and the new Greater Manchester mayor, Bev Craig. During the trip, Stacey discovered that a representative of the football club was also present.
Club breaches
The club was recently found guilty of 114 breaches of Premier League rules. What could the fallout mean for Burnham?
About the podcast
Presented by Kiran Stacey and Peter Walker, produced by May Robson, music by Axel Kacoutié; the executive producer is Maz Ebtehaj. The episode was published on Thu 15 Oct 2026.
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