Politics · United Kingdom · 7 hrs ago
Burnham pledges to publish details of his dealings with Manchester City
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham says he will publish details of his dealings with Manchester City’s owners from his time as Greater Manchester mayor.
He made the pledge after opposition leader Kemi Badenoch called for him to release everything related to his work with the club.
Burnham drew criticism after saying he would be concerned if the owners sold City, whom he described as a major partner in building modern Manchester.
The row comes after an independent commission found City guilty of breaching Premier League financial rules between 2009 and 2018.
The club denies wrongdoing and has appealed the verdict.
Burnham said the football case should be handled separately from the owners’ investment in the region.
He said he had one significant meeting with the owners, in 2021, and would make details of his work public.
The football case will continue through the independent process, and any consequences depend on its outcome.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he would publish details of his dealings with Manchester City from his time as Greater Manchester mayor.
His pledge followed criticism of comments supporting the club’s owners after an independent commission found the club had breached Premier League financial rules.
Burnham said he had one significant meeting with the owners, in 2021, and that the football case should be handled separately from the owners’ regional investment.
City has maintained its innocence and is appealing the verdict.
- Who
- Andy Burnham, Britain’s prime minister and former Greater Manchester mayor.
- What
- He said he would publish details of his dealings with Manchester City’s owners from his mayoral role.
- When
- He made the pledge on a podcast, reported on October 11, 2026. The exact date of the podcast appearance is not stated.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- His earlier comments expressing concern about the owners selling the club drew criticism, and Kemi Badenoch urged him to publish everything related to his work with City.
Andy Burnham
Kemi Badenoch
Scope of disclosure
Andy Burnham
Burnham said he would publish everything he had done working with City in his previous role as mayor.
Kemi Badenoch
Badenoch urged him to publish everything related to his work with the club as mayor.
I will quite clearly put out there everything that I have done working with them in my previous role as Mayor of Greater Manchester.
None of it is recent, in terms of meetings I had. I only had one significant meeting and that was in 2021.
But I think everybody should separate the investment issues because they’re not the same thing.
Manchester City was found to have breached Premier League financial regulations during this period.
Burnham said he had one significant meeting with the club’s owners.
Burnham said he would be really concerned if City’s Abu Dhabi owners sold the club.
Burnham said he would publish details of his dealings with City from his time as mayor.
- Commission finding
- City found guilty of 114 charges of breaching Premier League financial regulations
- Period covered by charges
- 2009–2018
- Burnham’s significant meeting
- 2021
- Alleged value of sham contracts
- £830 million
- Club response
- Maintained its innocence and appealed the verdict
Sources
Andy Burnham vows to publish details of Man City dealings: Prime Minister will 'put out there' material from time as mayor after backlash for comments in support of shamed owners
UK PM Burnham to publish Manchester City dealings after intervention draws criticism
Burnham to release details of Man City meetings
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