http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41378894The Labour mayor of Greater Manchester has criticised his "London-centric" party for not giving its political leaders from the north of England speaking slots at conference.
Andy Burnham said he was disappointed at the lack of "prominent northern voice" to "balance" London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who has been invited to speak.
Jeremy Corbyn wants to "rebalance" the conference in favour of members.
The annual party get-together is under way in Brighton.
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Having won the Greater Manchester mayoral election in May, Mr Burnham is one of Labour's most powerful elected politicians. But he will not be speaking from the stage in Brighton.
'This is institutional'
He told the BBC's Sunday Politics: "It is not about me having a divine right to speak at conference.
"But it disappoints me that there is no prominent northern voice from one of the cities speaking to balance Sadiq Khan."
He added: "This is not a Jeremy criticism. This is institutional. The party is too London-centric.
"It isn't thinking enough about getting a strong message to voters in the North.
"What troubles me a little is that we have got the mayor of London speaking but not the mayor of Liverpool city region, Steve Rotheram. Not the leader of Newcastle City Council, Nick Forbes.
"Why haven't we got balance here? What does it say about the party's commitment to devolution?