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Labour pledges to fix ‘broken’ bus system

The party has committed to handing more control of routes and fares to local communities.

The Independent UK

Labour pledges biggest bus service overhaul in a generation after Tory 'managed decline'

In an interview with The Mirror, shadow transport secretary Louise Haigh said she and her colleagues are 'chomping at the bit' to get into Government and address failures piling misery on passengers

Daily Mirror

TransPennine Express cancelled equivalent of one in six services in March

There are renewed calls for the Department for Transport to take over control of services when TPE’s current contract expires on May 28.

The Independent UK

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Labour claims thousands of stranded drivers left undetected on smart motorways

Transport Secretary Mark Harper insisted smart motorways ‘remain the safest roads on the strategic road network’.

The Independent UK

Leaked Network Rail presentation warns that train delays set to worsen

The report showed that costs will increase as they are repairing old infrastructure rather than replacing it

Wales Online

Should TransPennine Express be stripped of its contract?

Northern leaders say time has run out for the under-fire rail operator to improve

Liverpool Echo

Question Time audience laugh at Tory as he's mocked by Fiona Bruce for stuttering on HS2

Tory MP Bim Afolami struggled to get his words out as the Question Time panel debated whether HS2 is worth the money. Ministers have announced part of the high speed railway will be delayed by at least two years

Daily Mirror

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The Mancunian Way: Only true pie lovers need apply

Manchester International Festival line up revealed PLUS Judging the British Pie Awards

Manchester Evening News

HS2 delay 'will increase costs, trigger job cuts and could see firms go bust' leak shows

A leaked document produced by Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh in the Commons laid bare the potential impact of the controversial two-year delay to a key section of the high speed railway

Daily Mirror

Leaked document ‘blows apart’ claims HS2 delay will save money – Labour

Louise Haigh told MPs she had seen a Government document which undermines Transport Secretary Mark Harper’s claims the move will reduce costs.

The Independent UK

HS2 train line might not arrive at Euston until 2041, Labour tells Commons

The HS2 high-speed rail line may not arrive at Euston for almost 20 years, it was claimed in the Commons on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Internal government briefing admits HS2 delays will increase costs

DfT document appears to undermine ministers’ claims, saying jobs are likely to go and construction firms could be at risk

The Guardian - UK

Should TransPennine Express be stripped of its contract?

Northern leaders say time has run out for the under-fire rail operator to improve

Manchester Evening News

Leamside Line: MP accuses Labour of 'shameless attempt to buy votes' with promise to reopen mothballed route

Sedgefield MP Paul Howell warned against the Leamside Line being used as a "political football"

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The Guardian - UK

Labour vows biggest bus overhaul in 40 years with new powers over operators

Exclusive: party plans to give areas devolved powers to reinstate cancelled routes and set affordable fares

Chronicle Live

North East promised transport 'revolution' as anger mounts over train and bus chaos

Labour's North of Tyne mayor and the shadow transport secretary pledged major upgrades, including the reopening of the Leamside Line, at a transport summit in Newcastle

Daily Mirror

Cutting rail and bus fares would 'be vote winner at next election' says Burnham

The Greater Manchester Metro Mayor spoke exclusively to the Mirror on the margins of the Transport for the North conference in Newcastle

Daily Mirror

Tories told to 'get on' with HS2 as Labour vows to build high speed rail line in full

Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh told the Tories to 'Get on with it, stop wasting taxpayers’ money as she renewed the party's promise to construct the track's eastern leg

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Daily Mirror

Britain's broken train and bus systems 'costing the North dear', Tories told

Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh will promise to 'spark a northern renaissance' by reversing the Tories' betrayal on Northern Powerhouse Rail and HS2 and vow to 'turn the page on a decade of decline'

Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: A collective voice

How Greater Manchester threw its arms around the people of Ukraine PLUS Further call for TPE to be stripped of contract

Manchester Evening News

Under-fire TransPennine Express should be stripped of its contract now, says top Labour MP

But Tory Minister says putting the operator into public ownership wouldn't solve all its problems

Liverpool Echo

More trains cancelled as Transport Secretary pulls out of Liverpool transport summit

Shadow transport secretary bemoans state of trains in the north as hundreds head to city for key conference

Daily Mirror

Bus fares capped at £2 until June as passengers win battle against ministers

Cheaper bus tickets will be available in England for an extra three months after government ministers dropped their threat to axe the £2 fare cap at the end of March

The Independent UK

Mark Harper pledges to enhance role of private firms in railways

Mr Harper delivered the annual George Bradshaw address in central London.

Manchester Evening News

Call for TransPennine Express to be nationalised after 'one of the worst days yet'

Dozens of trains were cancelled across the Greater Manchester region today

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