Burnham had two hospitality dinners with Man City chairman, deleted records show

Man City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak (left) chats to Andy Burnham in 2019 at the Etihad Stadium, when he was mayor of Greater Manchester

Andy Burnham had two hospitality dinners with Manchester City football club's chairman while mayor of Greater Manchester, it has emerged.

Burnham has been under pressure to clarify his previous discussions with Man City since the club was found guilty of having "systematically" broken Premier League rules, which it will appeal.

On Monday, the GMCA released a statement about Burnham's meetings with Man City in his role as mayor for the region for almost a decade.

It also said that "in his capacity as mayor, he was a guest of Manchester City at home matches on a small number of occasions".

A previous GMCA register of declarations for Burnham, seen by the BBC, detailed a "dinner with [then-Manchester City Council leader] Richard Leese and Chair of Man City" for an Everton match at the Etihad stadium in August 2017, valued at £300 for hospitality.

Burnham previously declared those dinners, alongside a £150 pair of tickets to see Ed Sheeran perform at the stadium in May 2018.

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BBC News has asked GMCA for more details about this policy - given its website has entries dating back to 2022, despite the current mayoral term beginning in 2024.

But political pressure on Burnham to be clearer about any former discussions with Man City is continuing to mount.

"This was essential after his inappropriate intervention into football."

Burnham told the Rest Is Politics podcast last week: "I've been asked by the leader of the opposition to publish details of my meetings, which I'm happy to do and I'm going to.