Campaign Leader John Peters says the Greater Manchester Mayor, Bev Craig, has met residents affected by the Astley warehouse and that she was “supportive” and outlined how she’ll take action.
Speaking to GB News, Mr Peters said: “She came to my house and she came along with her entourage. She was very, very warm and welcoming to us and very supportive.
“We thought, obviously, we’ll have to judge exactly what the results are in a few months, really. But she did offer us a lot of support, she said previously that she wouldn’t like to live here, that if the planning permission was legal then the law needs changing, and that in the old days, they used to build factories next to houses, but not now.
“So she’s going away and her powers are limited, just like Andy Burnham said, powers as Mayor are limited, although there is a movement to give metropolitan Mayors new powers, and Bev was saying that she hopes that that’s extended to industrial buildings like this as well.
“But she’s going to go away and speak to certain people. We hope PLP, who ignored us from the start, she’s going to speak to the leader of the Wigan council and she’s in negotiations with whistle anyway. So we’ve got somebody in high office on our side.”
Read Also: Three jurors in Lindsay Clancy trial reveal why case shockingly collapsed
WATCH ABOVE.
Our Standards:
The GB News Editorial Charter
