Current leader of Manchester City Council Bev Craig is looking to take on the role of Greater Manchester Mayor since it was vacated by our now Prime Minister following his storming victory in Makerfield last month. Craig acknowledged a continued difficulty for families across Greater Manchester to face the cost of living crisis. Craig has been a councillor since 2011 and leader of Manchester City Council since 2021. “This will cost greater Manchester somewhere between a max of £11 to £13 million a year. “But Manchester as a borough is the most deprived borough in all of Greater Manchester, and one of the most deprived in the country.