# Manchester City not ‘above the rules’, says Downing Street

https://mins.news/en/item/82406

- euronews, 2026-10-01 18:55 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/01/manchester-city-not-above-the-rules-says-downing-street

> Downing Street has clarified its position after Prime Minister Andy Burnham, a former mayor of Greater Manchester, admitted fears that Manchester City’s owners could leave because of the investigation into alleged “creative bookkeeping”.

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