New Manchester mayor is now the most powerful Labour woman outside Westminster - a diehard Corbynista with a £3bn budget who wants Andy Burnham to introduce a wealth tax

Bev Craig claimed victory in the Mayoral race to fill Andy Burnham's still warm seat despite failing to win over 50 per cent of the first preference vote and a very low turnout of under a quarter of the electorate.

New Manchester mayor is now the most powerful Labour woman outside Westminster - a diehard Corbynista with a £3bn budget who wants Andy Burnham to introduce a wealth tax
Bev Craig claimed victory in the Mayoral race to fill Andy Burnham's still warm seat despite failing to win over 50 per cent of the first preference vote and a very low turnout of under a quarter of the electorate.