Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has revealed his bold vision for Manchester – vowing it will rival “any other second city on the planet” by 2050. pic.twitter.com/TNvQN3Q37B — Georgie Docker (@DockerGeorgie_) July 11, 2025“That’s the superpower of Greater Manchester – that it’s we, not me – that we do it together. And far more recently Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) named it as a priority last year. Burnham called the current welfare system “distrustful”, and said the benefits system “knocks people down”, rather than empowering people through belief. “There’s a long and proud tradition of collaboration in Greater Manchester.