Andy Burnham pledges to replace Prevent strategy in Manchester

New scheme must command confidence of region’s Muslim communities, says Greater Manchester mayorThe much-criticised Prevent programme is to be replaced in Greater Manchester as part of a broad review of the region’s counter-terror strategy in the wake of the Manchester Arena bombing.Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, said the deradicalisation scheme had achieved some success but was “too top-down”. He said: “Prevent, as it’s currently configured, w