The Northern Agenda travels to Greater Manchester this week to discuss levelling up and the cost of living crisis with two influential figures in the region: Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham, and his night time economy adviser Sacha Lord.

Andy Burnham reflects on Boris Johnson's time in office, saying that speaking to the outgoing prime minister and his team often felt like "shouting into the abyss". The Labour politician tells Ryan Wykes about "the Johnson gap": a gap between rhetoric and delivery.

And Sacha Lord gives a pretty dire diagnosis about the health of the hospitality sector to Dan O'Donohue, saying that many pubs, restaurants and bars would struggle "to make it through the winter".

Dan is also joined by the Liverpool Echo's political editor Liam Thorp to discuss the tragic shooting of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel - and how it has impacted communities in the city.

The Northern Agenda is a Laudable production for Reach. It is presented by Rob Parsons and Daniel O'Donoghue, and it is produced by Daniel J. McLaughlin.

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