Cllr Akhtar Zaman, leader of Bolton Council, made the call in a statement congratulating new Prime Minister Andy Burnham on his appointment. Cllr Zaman became leader of Bolton Council in May of this year. He referred to Mr Burnham’s experience as Mayor of Greater Manchester and welcomed his plans to devolve more powers from Westminster. "The closer decisions are to people, the better, and this will mean more powers to Greater Manchester and more powers to Bolton. (Image: Newsquest)He pointed to her already announced new powers and cash for Bolton to tackle town centre and high street eyesores.