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Disabled people to get free bus travel around the clock, Andy Burnham announces

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21/07/2026 - BATH - The bus fare cap in England will revert to ?2 from January, new prime minister Andy Burnham has announced. The government says the policy, which is expected to cost more than ?500m, will "help with the cost of living and give people the breathing space they need". At the start of last year, the England-wide bus fare cap rose to ?3 under Sir Keir Starmer's Labour government, although in Liverpool and Manchester fares were held at ?2. Burnham said affordable transport links were an essential, adding: "Lower fares will help people get to where they need to." The measure gives people "a little bit of hope" in a time when many are grappling with higher living costs - especially after fuel costs spiked as a result of the US-Iran war, transport secretary Heidi Alexander told the BBC's Today programme. However, she admitted the measure was "not the whole solution". The new cap will take effect from January... </div> <div class= Read Entire Article
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