Northern leaders urge government to support proposal as Manchester mayor says a London bid ‘wouldn’t be right’
The north of England is seeking to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games to boost a region “left out of the national story”.
Northern leaders have written to the culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, urging the government to back a multi-city games spanning an area with a population of 15 million people.
Sadiq Khan, the London mayor, said last year he wanted the capital to bid for the 2040 Olympics, which would come nearly 30 years after it hosted the 2012 Games.
Andy Burnham, the Greater Manchester mayor, said on Sunday it “wouldn’t be fair or right” for London to host for a fourth time, and that a northern bid was “what Britain needs right now”.
