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Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - November 2019

Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - November 2019

RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - November 2019
Labour's manifesto has been published. With regards to buses, Chris Mason (BBC political correspondent) has commented on their news website:
"Here's something from page 19: Nationalising bus services. The party promises that where councils take over running local buses, under-25s will travel for free:

https://labour.org.uk/manifesto/

https://labour.org.uk/wp-content/uploads...o-2019.pdf

Labour will ensure that councils can improve bus
services by regulating and taking public ownership
of bus networks, and we will give them resources
and full legal powers to achieve this cost-effectively,
thereby ending the race to the bottom in working
conditions for bus workers. Where councils take control
of their buses, Labour will introduce free bus travel for
under-25s. We will increase and expand local services,
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reinstating the 3,000 routes that have
been cut, particularly hitting rural
communities.

RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - November 2019