Mayor calls for Northern Powerhouse commitment from PM

He said he wanted Greater Manchester to build “at least our share, if not more” of the 1.5 million homes, which Labour said it would build in the next five years.

He also called for Sir Keir to keep the two-child cap on certain benefits “under review” after the Labour leader faced previous backlash when he refused to abolish the limit.

On Saturday, the prime minister said he “can’t make a commitment” to removing the limit, which restricts child tax credit and universal credit to the first two children in a family, but he was “determined” to reduce child poverty.

Mr Burnham said there was “grinding poverty in parts of Greater Manchester” alongside economic growth, adding: “We do need to see change in people’s real living standards and we want to lift as many children as we can out of poverty.”