The mayor said this disruption 'is not going to disappear overnight'
The Prime Minister has previously called the scheme 'unworkable'
The football pundit has officially joined the Labour party
The controversial scheme is set to come into place in May this year
'Lockdowns hurt peoples’ mental health, it obviously hurts the economy and so the government has a difficult job to do…'
'Until we get back to the expanded timetable we were promised... trains should be declassified'
The new plans propose seventy new routes, 2,000 more bus stops and more frequent evening services
'This one is on us: men, lads, boys'
The mayor shared a photo of his single train ticket from Manchester to Newton Le Willows
The Labour leader also spoke of his plans to put Metro Mayors at 'the frontline of the party'