Greater Manchester leaders and No 10 at odds over tier 3 lockdown plans
by Aaron Walawalkar from on (#596QG)
Andy Burnham denies meeting has been arranged to end deadlock over financial aid package
Confusion has been cast over talks between Downing Street and Greater Manchester's leaders over lockdown restrictions after the region's mayor, Andy Burnham, denied No 10's claim that a meeting had been arranged to attempt to end the row.
Downing Street said a call between the two sides had been scheduled for Sunday morning. But the office for Burnham, who is resisting the highest level of controls without more financial support for workers and businesses, flatly denied a call had been scheduled.
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