Ms Kay Gleeson:

I agree with the Senator in that I feel that this is premature. One of the reasons we did not submit a statement is we did not have time. We need to get out to our members and that takes time. I do think this is premature.

Looking at mayors in other places, such as Andy Burnham, Andy Street, Tracy Brabin and Sadiq Khan in the UK, each of them represents very different areas. I do not know the mayors in other places because they are not as politically forward but it is premature.