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Andy Burnham attended two dinners with Manchester City

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Andy Burnham attended two dinners with Manchester CityPrime Minister's Office · Open Government Licence (Royaume-Uni)

Deleted records reveal that British Prime Minister Andy Burnham attended two hospitality dinners with Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak in 2017 and 2018. The meals, held at the club’s stadium, did not appear in a recent official statement, according to the BBC, cited by Vanguard.

Andy Burnham, Britain’s prime minister and former mayor of Greater Manchester, attended two hospitality dinners with Khaldoon Al Mubarak, the chairman of Manchester City, while he was leading the English region, according to the BBC.

The meals took place at the Etihad Stadium during matches, in August 2017 and April 2018. The meetings were not explicitly included in the statement published on Monday by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, the region’s administrative authority, on Mr Burnham’s relations with the club.

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