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Who Could Rival Boris Johnson In Manchester? Eight People Who Could Be Mayor

Eight People Who Could Be Manchester's Very Own Boris
Asa Bennett
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 11: Mayor of London Boris Johnson gives a speech as he attends the inaugural London Music Awards which took place at The Roundhouse on June 11, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for London Music Awards)
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Manchester needs a mayor with the "clout" of London's Boris Johnson to drive growth and development up north, according to George Osborne.

The Chancellor made the argument on BBC Radio 4's Today Programme, saying: "In this country we have some great cities, but none are on the scale of the global city that is London."

Osborne's call for Manchester to get its very own Boris got us thinking - who could have the clout to be a suitable mayor for Manchester? HuffPostUK has narrowed it down to the top eight candidates.

Who could be mayor of Manchester?
Morrissey could be just the man(01 of08)
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The former Smiths singer is from the area, but might he be a bit too depressing for voters?
Andy Burnham could be a contender(02 of08)
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Labour's shadow health secretary and local MP could always have a go if working in Ed Miliband's team doesn't work out.
Bez could shake things up(03 of08)
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Former Happy Mondays dancer Bez has already said he wants to be MP for Salford and is from there too. Clearly he has political ambitions.
Hazel Blears needs something to do(04 of08)
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The Labour MP for Salford is stepping down at the next election, and a move to being Mayor could be rather suitable.
What about Fergie? (05 of08)
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The honorary Mancunian has run Man U with great aplomb, why not the city itself?
Could Gerald Kaufman be persuaded? (06 of08)
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At 84 years old, the Labour veteran, MP for Gorton, could be interested in another way to serve Manchester.
Maybe one of the Gallaghers can step up?(07 of08)
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The Manchester lads were roped into Tony Blair's "Cool Britannia' message back in the late 90s, and now they can bring their edge to politics directly.
Why not Manchester's ex-MP police chief? (08 of08)
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Tony Lloyd seems to have done it all for Manchester, having been a local MP for nearly 30 years and now the city's police and crime commissioner. Could he be a big enough beast?
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