Congestion charging, Manchester says no?

This story from the Manchester Evening News,which hasn't had much notice, suggests Manchester might be about to perform a U-turn and not introduce congestion charging after all. The city was expected to be one of the first outside London to do so as a way of getting more money for public transport. In fact, many in the North think it was the positive noises Manchester made about congestion charging which meant they got money to extend the Metrolink tram system whereas Leeds was told its proposed Supertram system had become too expensive.
If Manchester City Council (which is very cosy with New Labour) cannot deliver the support of surrounding councils for the scheme then the Government will be faced with a difficult question. If the country's second/third city won't adopt congestion charging, who will and how big a bribe with DfT have to produce to sway them?