By Rafa de Miguel (El Pais)
Andy Burnham (Liverpool, 54) doesn't dress like a mayor. Black pants and t-shirt, black jacket, he exudes the elegance of a former alternative rock star from the late 80s. He could be the fifth member of the group
The Smiths
, which he adores. This Labor is in control of the city of Manchester, where this group comes from, but also and above all of a region of three million inhabitants, Greater
Manchester,
which will prove essential in determining whether the leader of the The opposition, Keir Starmer, managed to regain the support of the north of England, a traditional stronghold of the left that passed to the Conservative Party and Boris Johnson's Brexit in 2019. The famous "red wall", whose bricks collapsed . Along with its neighbor and rival Liverpool, the city symbolizes the rebirth of a certain pride in the north of England.
“This region has always been the radical voice that challenged the London establishment. It's in Manchester...
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