Give a little respect - as a Gorton and Denton constituent it's my one requestAfter the scorn and derision directed at residents via the Trigger Me Timbers Whatsapp group, it’s the least we can ask for. ‌The Greater Manchester mayor has never been coy about his ambitions. And the ‘King of the North’ has plenty of fans beyond Greater Manchester. Seeing an opportunity to return to Parliament as a Greater Manchester MP, Mr Burnham took a chance…and was swiftly knocked back by Labour’s NEC. I must admit I do have a dog in this fight, as a Gorton and Denton constituent.