Sir Keir Starmer paid tribute to “one of Manchester’s great heroes moving on after almost a decade”, before naming Pep Guardiola who is reportedly stepping down from his role as Manchester City FC manager. At Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday (20 May), Sir Keir told the Commons: “It would be remiss of me not to comment on one of Manchester’s great heroes moving on after almost a decade, so let me congratulate Pep Guardiola on all his success at Manchester City.” The Prime Minister also said: “And if I could declare an interest, I’d also like to say congratulations to Arsenal Football Club on becoming the Premier League champions.” It comes after Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham has been named Labour’s candidate in the Makerfield parliamentary by-election in Greater Manchester.