Rishi Sunak in Bury Burnley gaffe - Chancellor praises Burnley during Bury visit

Mr. Sunak made the trip north less than 24 hours after announcing the details of his Autumn 2021 budget in the House of Commons in Westminster.

The blunder occurred when Mr. Sunak lauded a “world famous market in Burnley” while standing in a market in Bury in Greater Manchester.

“It is not just about being in the North by the way, we’re here in Burnley but if you are growing up in a village in the South West or even on the South Coast, people want to feel opportunity is there for them, wherever they happen to be,” Mr. Sunak told BBC Breakfast.

Mr. Sunak added: “I put it down to two things. One is having pride in the place you call home.

“And a lot of what we announced yesterday, the levelling-up fund, bids like Burnley market, world famous Burnley market, benefiting from £20 million of investment.

“It is about improving the every day infrastructure of our communities.”

Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, joked that Mr. Sunak “probably needs to spend a bit more time here”.