Robert Downes, from the Federation of Small Businesses in Manchester, described it as a “win-win for everyone”. He continued: “We will see investment beforehand, we will see investment during and hopefully we will see investment afterwards.
“It will give Manchester’s hospitality sector a chance to shine- our culture, our sport, our leading world-class university sector,” he said.
“There will be thousands of delegates from across the world, from the United Nations, from the European Union. Some really big names are coming and they will see what we have to offer,” Downes said.
Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds said: “In 2027 we will have the chance to show the world the strength of our businesses, universities, culture and communities,” he said, adding that it was a “great moment to attract investment, back good jobs and show that growth in Britain does not begin and end in London.”