PM Burnham vows to publish Man City meetings after owner-sale remark

📰 Prime Minister Andy Burnham has promised to publish records of his mayoral-era dealings with Manchester City. 📌 Key points 🏛️ Burnham will publish what he did with City as Greater Manchester mayor. 🗣️ It follows his remark that a sale by the owners would 'really concern' him. 📅 He says there was only one significant meeting, in 2021. ⚖️ The opposition wants every contact since he became PM published too. ⚽ On the same day City won 3-0 at Liverpool. 📝 What happened 🎙️ Speaking on The Rest Is Politics podcast, out on Monday 12 October, Burnham said he would 'quite clearly put out there everything that I have done working with them'. According to PA, he added that the leader of the opposition had asked him to publish details of his meetings, 'which I'm happy to do'. 🔥 The row began last month. After City were found guilty of 114 breaches of Premier League financial rules, Burnham said he would be 'really concerned' if the Abu Dhabi owners sold the club, calling them 'a huge partner in the building of modern Manchester'. Downing Street later clarified that the Prime Minister considers the judgment serious and that those responsible should face consequences if wrongdoing is established. 📅 Burnham said none of the meetings were recent and there was 'only one significant meeting', in 2021. He insisted 'the football issues are different from the investment issues' and asked people to separate the two. Goal noted that he was pictured with chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak during his time as mayor. ⚖️ The pressure has not eased. Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch urged him to publish 'everything' about his mayoral work with the club, while shadow sports minister Louie French demanded 'every contact between his ministers, officials and Manchester City' since he entered Number 10. 📊 By the numbers • Breaches City were found guilty of: 114 (City are appealing) • Period covered: 2009 to 2018 • Significant meetings Burnham says he had: 1, in 2021 🔭 Why it matters The City case has moved beyond football and into British politics. With the Prime Minister now promising disclosure, what those records show could widen the row over the relationship between government and the club. City, appealing the verdict, sit top of the league with six wins from six. Next up is PSG at home in the Champions League on 14 October.