Andy Burnham has asked officials to search all records of his Manchester City contacts after deleted hospitality entries prompted questions over transparency. He says previous dinners with the club’s chairman were already declared.
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01Summary
- 01Andy Burnham said on Thursday he had asked the Greater Manchester Combined Authority to carry out a “manual trawl” of records on his contact with Manchester City.
- 02The GMCA said it was reviewing Burnham’s engagements with the club during his time as mayor and would give the information to the prime minister to publish.
- 03Declarations released on Monday mentioned an informal 2019 meeting and a formal 2021 meeting with chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak, but not two dinners in 2017 and 2018.
- 04Burnham said the dinners, which he previously declared and which had a combined hospitality value of £1,000, were included in the statement.
- 05Questions intensified after records of the two dinners were deleted from the GMCA website, while City continues to deny wrongdoing and appeal against Premier League findings.
02Why it matters
The row adds to scrutiny over how elected politicians record contacts with powerful football clubs and their owners. It also comes as Manchester City faces potential sanctions after being found guilty of multiple rule breaches.
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