Andy Burnham says clean air zone critics made false claims about wife’s interests

Greater Manchester mayor says comments made in relation to Marie-France van Heel are frankly disgraceful'

Andy Burnham has hit out at critics of Greater Manchester's clean air zone (CAZ) whom he says have made frankly disgraceful" false claims about his wife's professional links to an electric car charging network.

The Greater Manchester mayor accuses opponents of the CAZ of spreading false information about Marie-France van Heel, a marketing executive who married Burnham in 2000.