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Politics Producer @skynews. Making films and analysis screens with @SamCoatesSky. DMs open. Views my own.
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For a man who rails against trickle down economics, what is life like in the most deprived area of Greater Manchester?

Over the last month @SamCoatesSky and I have been taking a deep dive on Manchester.

Watch here: youtu.be/_nIHyRGck2s?is…
www.youtube.com Inside Manchester: How Andy Burnham's city was transformed Andy Burnham's win in Makerfield means he is on course to challenge...
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🚨 South Yorkshire mayors have just signed off on the deal to buy Doncaster-Sheffield Airport at a board meeting. The price is confidential for now, but likely in the hundreds of millions.

Watch our film to find out what's at stake youtu.be/8waMNADM2Us?is…
www.youtube.com What a mayor buying a failed airport tells us about Burnham’s Britain Why is the mayor of South Yorkshire buying an airport for an undisc...
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We flew a drone down a 2 mile long runway 20 times for a piece to camera. Have a watch 👇
Sam Coates Sky Verified account @SamCoatesSky Oct 27
EXC: The biggest bet since devolution - costing hundreds of millions of pounds - to be signed off today, ahead of the Budget: the Mayor of South Yorkshire is buying Doncaster-Sheffield airport.

🥶There’s just one catch: Watch this @JoeCookJ to find out what

youtu.be/8waMNADM2Us?is…
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The Fuel Finder app is a great sign of how slow government moves on the simplest things.

We're 1,193 days on since Jeremy Hunt said the government was "taking swift steps following the CMA’s recommendations".

A timeline:

⏳3 July 2023 - CMA publishes review calling for an app to give live prices. Sunak govt agrees to implement it as "the latest step in the government’s action to ease the cost of living".

⏳16 Jan 2024 - DESNZ launches 8 week consultation.

⏳May 2024 - Legislation needed to force data sharing falls when election called.

⏳30 Oct 2024 - Govt publishes outcome of the Jan consulation and aims to launch "by the end of 2025".

⏳19 June 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill gets royal assent.

⏳17 Dec 2025 - Motor Fuel Price (Open Data) Regulations 2025 laid before Parliament.

⏳2 Feb 2026 - Petrol stations legally required to report their fuel prices.

⏳8 Oct 2026 - Burnham announces the data is available through Google Maps to help with the cost of living.
Andy Burnham Verified account @andyburnham Oct 8
I know people are worried about fuel prices. And I get it. You get to the pump, watch the numbers climb, and wonder why it's costing so much more than it used to.
 
The reality is that global events are pushing up costs, and families here at home are feeling the impact.
 
But I won't accept that there's nothing I can do to help.
 
That's why from today, you'll be able to see petrol and diesel prices on Google Maps, compare nearby stations and find the cheapest option before you fill up.
 
It's a small change, but if there's a practical way to help people keep more money in their pocket, I'll do it.
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