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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Kiran Stacey Political correspondent

England’s bus fare cap will rise from £2 to £3 in 2025, says Starmer

The bus fare cap in England will rise from £2 to £3 at the end of this year, Keir Starmer has said, as Rachel Reeves prepares to raid transport funding in this week’s budget.

The prime minister told an audience in Birmingham that the money to fund the £2 cap would run out at the end of 2024 and that the Labour government would then not be able to keep it at the same level after that.

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