Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said he was 'very concerned' about the airport's fate.
Mr Shapps said he was "very concerned" about the airport's fate.
Manchester's local councils have part-ownership of the city's airport and Leeds Bradford was owned by councils in West Yorkshire until 2007. Oliver Coppard fears it could become a financial millstone and result in less money for other public services. To bring Teesside International Airport, which was also previously run by the Peel Group, into public ownership cost Tees Valley's Conservative mayor Ben Houchen £40m.
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