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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-57544207


The Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has accused the Scottish government of hypocrisy, after it banned Scots from non-essential travel to and from parts of the city.
Speaking to Nick Robinson on the BBC's Andrew Marr show, he said he will be writing to the Scottish First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, to demand compensation.


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Parky

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Can’t stand the man but he’s right on this .

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Krankie is a nasty piece of work, she and her loony left associates have turned Scotland into the most authoritarian country in Europe.

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Sturgeon could have specified,Blackpool the Scots favourite watering hole.
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A meeting between Greater Manchester's mayor and the Scottish first minister has deepened a row over a travel ban.

The ban on non-essential journeys between Scotland and Manchester and Salford came into force on Monday.

The Daily Telegraph reported that Andy Burnham was accused of being "incoherent and absurd"during talks with Nicola Sturgeon on Wednesday.

Mr Burnham, who has expressed anger over the ban, told the BBC it had left people "out of pocket".

The mayor and the first minister spoke in a phone call in an attempt to resolve matters.

A spokesman for Mr Burnham said he was "surprised" details of the talks had been leaked, as it was understood to be a "confidential meeting".

He added that during the call, Ms Sturgeon had conceded she should have informed Mr Burnham before she announced the move, but the mayor had been "disappointed" that the first minister "completely dismissed the financial impact her decision has had... and the need for her government to consider providing compensation".
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The travel ban has been lifted
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