Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham held a press conference to share the latest updates on the region's coronavirus response.
His press conference today, December 8, followed a fiery debate at Prime Minister's Questions this afternoon over reports a party was held last Christmas at Downing Street.
Boris Johnson faced calls for him to resign during the tense exchange in the House of Commons. The press conference was also held amid mounting concern over the spread of the Omicron variant in our region.
Confirmed or highly probably cases have been discovered in both Bolton and Manchester boroughs. These are the key points from the mayor's update: READ MORE:LIVE updates as Boris Johnson holds coronavirus press conference amid reports