At 10AM this morning in the Manchester Town Hall, the Annual meeting of the Manchester City Council took place. During this meeting a new Lord Mayor, Abid Latif Chohan was elected.

Angeliki Stogia was also re-elected as the Executive Member for the Environment. Stogia was elected in 2017 as Executive Member of Environment and Skills and has been elected to continue as Executive Member for Environment, Planning and Transport for 2019-2020. This role includes work on Green issues including climate change, Manchester contracts and parking, planning policy, infrastructure and transport policy including highways.

From Manchester Climate Monthly reporter Pippa Neill.