The Manchester mayoral result holds the key for the future of progressive politics | Neal Lawson

Voters on the left are more fragmented than ever – but they will pull together behind a convincing cross-party message The author is director of the cross-party campaign organisation Compass The results of the election for a new mayor to succeed Andy Burnham in Greater Manchester show progressives standing at the threshold of a new era. But only if they work together. New mayor Bev Craig was elected using the supplementary vote which uses voters’ second preference if no one wins more than half the vote in the first round. Despite the Burnham bounce, Labour received only 47% of the vote in the

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