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Research source GC_AB03

Manchester wakes up after darkest of nights

Author / issuing institution: ITV News Granada
Publisher: ITV News
Original publication date: 2017-05-23
Type: contemporaneous_reporting
Date accessed: 2026-10-17
Language: en
Factual summary: ITV’s dated coverage records Burnham’s address after the Arena attack and his expression of grief, shock and anger.
Reliability, relevance and limitations: Corroborates occasion and words; does not verify emotional state or the quality of emergency-service operations.
Passage reference: Dated update and quoted address
Archival reference: Not available
Original publication: https://www.itv.com/news/granada/update/2017-05-23/manchester-mayor-manchester-wakes-up-after-darkest-of-nights/

Andy Burnham
Crisis · GC_AB03-C1: ITV’s dated coverage records Burnham’s address after the Arena attack and his expression of grief, shock and anger. — Passage: Dated update and quoted address