This probably hasn't had the attention it deserved, but the commitment from Sadiq Khan to move towards the establishment of a publicly-owned bus company in London is noteworthy and welcome. 1/

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With Labour buses will be run by local communities, for local communities.

Labour's Plan for Better Buses means:

✅Decisions about services, routes and fares devolved
⌛Better buses, delivered faster
🚍 Up to 1,300 bus routes created and saved

People across Buckingham, Bletchley & Milton Keynes tell me they want reliable bus services.

Great work by Louise Haigh: accelerating the bus franchising process & removing the ban on publicly owned bus companies are important steps to helping communities take back control.

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Good jobs are being put at risk because of Conservative chaos and their lack of strategy.

Hitachi is a massive asset to the North East economy. The government must recognise that and act now.
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It's great to see Rachel Reeves and The Labour Party back manufacturing in the North East.

Meanwhile, the Tories haven't stepped in to secure the future of Hitachi in Newton Aycliffe.

The government just doesn't care about our county.

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 Taking our buses back into public ownership so communities can make the bus network work for them. Works in London! Great that The Labour Party will give other parts of the country the chance to take back their buses!

So important - our bus infrastructure is so woeful, and means across Brum and the Black Country we stay car-centric because you can’t rely on the buses to go when and where you want to go.

Today I wanted to get a bus from Wednesbury into West Brom. When is it due, who knows?

You wait 14 years for a politician who cares about our buses, and then four turn up at once.

Proud to have spent today setting out Labour's plans to take back control of our buses with Simon Lightwood MP, Richard Parker for West Mids Mayor 🌹 & Angela Rayner 🌹.

Our ports are not just part of our history, but central to our economic future too.

Great British Energy will drive investment into our coastal and industrial communities, creating good jobs at decent wages for communities.

Great to be in Essex today with Jen Craft

🚍🚍🚍 'Buses are the backbone of our public transport system, but they just aren't sexy enough to command the attention of the nation's press.'

Steve Rotheram writes on how mayors are blazing a trail for Louise Haigh's bold The Labour Party bus reforms:

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It was great to welcome Angela Rayner 🌹 and Louise Haigh to the West Midlands today to discuss my plan to bring buses into public control.

This will mean our buses will be cheaper, cleaner and safer. Run for us, with the routes we need.

Great to have spent this afternoon on the doors for Richard Parker for West Mids Mayor 🌹 with Angela Rayner 🌹 and Simon Lightwood MP.

On May 2nd vote Labour for better buses. 🌹🚍

This is absolutely brilliant🎊🎊🎊and well done Louise Haigh. Giving local people the power to run their buses for people, not profit will be life-changing for so many communities.

It is good to see Labour recognise that public services work better when run by and for the public.

Great to see Louise Haigh and The Labour Party commit to greater control of the buses.

I’ve already heard from voters about the importance of decent local transport - utterly crucial for people to get to the services they need, see their friends and family, and support their local economy.

Our pledge is for a better bus service wherever you live 🚍⬇️

🚍 The Liverpool City Region is only the second area in the country to take back control of its buses.

🌹 Great to see Louise Haigh and The Labour Party commit to expanding and simplifying the process so other areas can follow us.

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This is a BRILLIANT policy - buses in public control and public ownership, where they belong 👏👏👏

Thank you Louise Haigh from bus passengers across the country