Why are Tories flapping about bus fares? When’s the last time any of them had to catch one?
The big story is that a cap on single bus fares in England has been raised to £3 – rather than being lifted altogether (when the original Tory cap was set to end, in December).
Here‘s the BBC report:
The single bus fare cap in England will be raised to £3 in the upcoming Budget, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced.
It is an increase on the current limit of £2 which was introduced under the previous Conservative government to help with the cost of living.
The existing cap was due to expire at the end of December.
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Now see what Tory cheerleader Darren Grimes has to say about it:
Labour’s Chris Bryant put the boot into that:
But I prefer this response:
“Fauxrage”; what a great word for what the Tories are doing. They’re destroying their own credibility with nonsense like this.
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Why are Tories flapping about bus fares?
Why are Tories flapping about bus fares? When’s the last time any of them had to catch one?
The big story is that a cap on single bus fares in England has been raised to £3 – rather than being lifted altogether (when the original Tory cap was set to end, in December).
Here‘s the BBC report:
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Now see what Tory cheerleader Darren Grimes has to say about it:
Labour’s Chris Bryant put the boot into that:
But I prefer this response:
“Fauxrage”; what a great word for what the Tories are doing. They’re destroying their own credibility with nonsense like this.
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