Andy Burnham launches plan to drive down homelessness in Manchester

Andy Burnham has outlined his plans to tackle homelessness in Greater Manchester on his first day as mayor, promising to “put words into action”, and donating 15% of his £110,000 salary to a newly created homelessness fund.The former MP for Leigh, who was elected to the mayoral role on Friday with 63% of the vote, spent his first morning as mayor with the Riverside Street Outreach team meeting rough sleepers in Manchester city centre.