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Steph Brawn

SNP offer to help Andy Burnham copy free bus travel policy in England

A report has claimed Scotland's policy of free bus travel for young people should be replicated in England (Image: Archives)

SCOTLAND'S policy of free bus travel for under-22s should be implemented in England by incoming prime minister Andy Burnham, an independent inquiry has said.

The Independent Inquiry into White Working Class Educational Outcomes has recommended the UK Government introduces free "local public transport for all young people up to the age of 21, recognising that transport costs are a major barrier to accessing education, training and employment opportunities".

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