The metro mayor's intervention comes as Sir Keir Starmer faces criticism for increasing the bus cap in England to £3.
Andy Burnham has said single bus fares in Greater Manchester will continue to cost £2 for the whole of 2025 despite the maximum that can be charged across England rising to £3. The region's mayor said he was able to cap single fares at £2 because of steps he took to regulate the system and bring buses back into public ownership from last year.
The prime minister is coming under increasing criticism for his decision, which opponents have branded a 'bus tax' and a 'tax on working people'. The prime minister defended the decision on the grounds that the previous government only funded the current limit to the end of 2024 'and therefore that is the end of the funding in relation to a £2 capped fare'.
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