Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced a cap at £2 on most bus fares in England from January 2027.
This reversal comes after Keir Starmer’s Labour government increased the bus fare cap to £3 at the start of last year.
Responding to Andy Burnham’s announcement of a return to the £2 bus fare cap in England, Lib Dem MP for Wokingham, Clive Jones, said: “Year on year, the Lib Dem administration in Wokingham is growing bus passengers, giving better local travel options to everyone and reducing congestion and pollution in the process.
“The increase in the bus fare cap was a real blow to this, and I am pleased to see it reversed.
“We need a local transport system fit for the future, and I call upon the new prime minister to go further supporting public transport and investing in walking, cycling and wheeling.
“This support is vital at a time when many hard-working families are facing financial strain with the cost-of-living crisis.”
Also responding to Andy Burnham’s announcement, Liberal Democrat Transport
Spokesperson, Olly Glover MP, said: “We called out the bus fare hike from the very beginning, so it’s a relief to see the cap back down to £2.
“This was an easy win for Burnham, but now the work of transforming transport for the whole country must begin.
“The government is still leaving millions behind. Bus routes are the backbone of economic activity in communities across our country, and he must not forget about rural communities with few or no bus services at all.
“We need the prime minister to deliver for the whole country.
“Burnham should now look at our emergency measures to ease costs that have soared due to Trump’s illegal war in Iran – capping national bus fares at £1, slashing rail prices by 10%, and cutting fuel duty by 10p per litre.”
