Burnham to release details of Man City meetings
Andy Burnham has faced criticism for comments he made in the wake of Manchester City being found guilty of all charges related to breaches of the Premier League's financial rules.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has pledged to disclose the specifics of his encounters with Manchester City senior officials, following criticism over his remarks following the club's guilty verdict for breaking Premier League financial rules. An independent commission found City to have breached rules over a nine-year period between 2009 and 2018 by creating fake contracts with commercial partners to secretly funnel over £830 million into their football operations.
Burnham, who previously served as mayor of Greater Manchester, is facing questions about his relationship with City's Abu Dhabi ownership. He assured the Rest is Politics podcast that he will publish all details of his work with the club, noting that his only significant meeting with City officials was in 2021. Premier League clubs were reportedly concerned about potential political interference in the club's appeal process, though Burnham maintains that the football issues are separate from the investment issues. The club has lodged an appeal against the verdict, with sanctions yet to be announced.
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