Andy Burnham to publish all dealings with Man City during his time as Manchester mayor

Andy Burnham has pledged to publish all of his dealings with Manchester City during his time as Manchester mayor after saying he would be "really concerned" if the club's owners had to sell up. Downing Street issued two clarifications on Mr Burnham's position, prompting calls from politicians to come clean and publish all meetings with people at City. The Conservative Party leader, Kemi Badenoch, was asked by GB News whether the Prime Minister should share what he discussed with City officials. She said: "He should. I'm surprised he hasn't done that already." TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say When asked what specifically, Mrs Badenoch said: "Everything. The Freedom of Information requests should get those things out. Otherwise, what's being hidden? "I think that the comments he made showed that he still thinks he is the mayor of Manchester. He is not acting like the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom." Lee Anderson, chairman of Reform UK, told the People's Channel the Prime Minister needs to detail what was said in the meetings with City's owners. He said: "It's important that our Prime Minister is open and transparent. Andy Burnham will publish all dealings with Manchester City officials while he was Manchester's mayor | GETTY LATEST SPORTS NEWS Man City beat Liverpool 3-0 in first game since guilty verdict as super-sub Jeremy Doku shines Micah Richards 'devastated' by Manchester City guilty verdict and pleads club to show 'evidence' Ex-Liverpool star weighs in on side's blockbuster contest against Manchester City "I'm a huge football fan and facts are facts, Manchester City have cheated their way to success; therefore, Burnham should publish all the details of his meetings with the owners. "Our beautiful game must not be held to ransom by people from the highest bidder." Mr Burnham has now responded, saying he will "put out there" everything he had done to work with the club's owners as mayor. "The football issues are different from the investment issues," the Prime Minister told the Rest is Politics. The Prime Minister said: 'I've been asked by the leader of the opposition to publish details of my meetings, which I'm happy to do' | PA "But I see now people trying to conflate these things. I've been asked by the leader of the opposition to publish details of my meetings, which I'm happy to do. "I will quite clearly put out there everything that I have done working with them in my previous role as mayor of Greater Manchester. "None of it is recent, actually, in terms of the meetings I had. I only had one significant meeting, actually, and that was in 2021. That is right, and I will put that all out there. "But the football issues, they are serious and have to be dealt with, and the process is independent, and it has to run its course. But I think everybody should separate the investment issues because they're not the same thing." Manchester City were found guilty by an independent commission over allegations covering the 2009-10 to 2017-18 seasons | PA City were found guilty on September 25 by an independent commission over allegations covering the 2009-10 to 2017-18 seasons. It found the club had breached financial rules, including through sponsorship arrangements it described as part of a "disguised funding scheme". The Citizens confirmed it had lodged an appeal on October 1, writing that its "firm position is that, on multiple grounds, the opinion contains clear material errors of law, principle and fact and is unsafe". A separate Appeal Board will consider its appeal under Premier League rules. The rules require a hearing within 12 weeks of lodging an appeal, but the final timetable and outcome remain uncertain. Any question of punishment is being handled separately. Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter