What is it like to run a metropolitan area? How does devolution impact the citizens of regional areas? Does party affiliation affect mayoral decisions? Andy Burnham, Labour Mayor for Greater Manchester, and Andy Street, Conservative Mayor of the West Midlands, meet with Rory and Alistair to discuss their two cities, their contrasting politics, and working towards their shared goal of further devolved powers for city regions. 00:00 Intro 03:26 Disagreeing agreeably 05:00 The role of Mayor 07:30 Running John Lewis vs Being Mayor 09:00 Regional structure 11:50 Accountability 14:30 Westminster 18:11 Being openly gay in politics 22:38 The impact of Whitehall on regions 25:00 Regional virtues 30:00 Compromise in British political culture 32:00 Decentralisation 37:15 'Levelling up' 40:30 regional industrial strategy 43:20 Brexit 45:28 Macro-political changes 48:55 Big events