£3 Bus cap extension: Labour clearly isn’t listening

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Responding to reports that the Government is set to extend the £3 bus fare cap, Liberal Democrat Transport Spokesperson Paul Kohler MP said:

“Household budgets are still really feeling the squeeze, so many will be really disappointed to see that the Government is moving to make the bus fare hike permanent.

"This will hit those who rely on public transport to get around to their local high street or to work and school in the pocket. People have been telling them they got this wrong, but Labour clearly isn’t listening.

"Meanwhile, vital local bus services are in a death spiral, with rural communities particularly badly hit as routes are slashed. The Government should be heeding Liberal Democrat calls to scrap the bus tax and bring the cap back to its previous level.”

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Notes to Editors: Reporting here: https://www.lbc.co.uk/politics/uk-politics/reeves-extend-bus-fare-cap/