Greater Manchester's Andy Burnham is the most trusted metro mayor in the country but other parts of the North feel they're losing out because of his success, according to a new report.
A survey described as the largest of its kind about the public’s levelling up priorities reveals 87% of voters in the North West feel their area gets significantly less government spending than it deserves.
This is in stark contrast to the 44% of Londoners who believe their region gets less than its fair share of funding and 50% in the South East.
The survey of 20,000 people by the UK in a Changing Europe Research Initiative and YouTube reveals Labour's Mr Burnham has higher levels of trust than any other metro mayor. Hear more from the people behind the report on The Northern Agenda podcast His 40% rating compares with 36% for Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen, 31% for London's Sadiq Khan and 28% for Liverpool City Region's Steve Rotheram.