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ENTIRE bus fleets will be electrified by a Labour government over the next decade to move services into the future, the party will pledge today.
The electrification of all 35,000 buses in England by 2030 would help reduce emissions by 72 per cent, Labour said. Just 700 buses are currently electric, most of them are in London.
The £4 billion cost would be funded from Labour’s Green Transformation Fund. Bus policy is a devolved matter, but the party said that Barnett-formula funding would be provided to ensure that electric buses can be introduced across Britain.
If we can tackle the big issues, like delivering decent public services and affordable state-built and owned housing by making the richest pay a fair amount of tax, Labour can win back the trust and support of the electorate, argues ANDY McDONALD MP
LOTTE COLLETT welcomes the arrival of a new party for the left, a vehicle for councils to finally fight for progressive policies on housing, green spaces and public facilities, rather than administering cuts and misery from central government
JACKIE OWEN and DYLAN LEWIS-ROWLANDS argue that Welsh Labour conference this weekend is the be-all and end-all moment if Labour wants to avoid a rout at next year’s election