Labour try to end free public transport scheme for low-income families in Ayrshire

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar during First Minster's Questions at the Scottish Parliament. Photograph: PA

A CONTROVERSIAL Labour Party plan to scrap a free public transport service for low income families in North Ayrshire has been rejected by councillors.

Joe Cullinane’s Labour group said the council should not be backing the scheme because it helped support Stagecoach, whose X34 and X36 routes in North Ayrshire are under threat.