Speaking at a press conference on Friday, Mr Burnham said he had met with about 40 community partners in Rochdale.He said: “What people here don’t want – and I heard this very clearly in the room this morning – is politicians without possession of the facts exploiting the situation for their own political agenda with zero regard for the effect on the ground in communities in Greater Manchester.“I want to finish by repeating the call for calm, particularly over the coming weekend.“Things are now moving forward, the right steps are being taken and people’s voices are being heard.“It is in everyone’s interests that from here we proceed with things in a measured and a peaceful way.”