was accused of betraying working people and slapping pensioners in the face as it emerged the cap won't be renewed when it expires at the end of the year.
was accused of betraying working people and slapping pensioners in the face as it emerged the cap won't be renewed when it expires at the end of the year.: “If Labour knew what a working person is they’d know that more often than not they catch the bus to work.
“They’re hiking fares for working people to fund pay rises for train drivers and send foreign aid to adversaries.added: “If the Chancellor presses ahead with this cut it will be yet another slap in the face of our country’s pensioners.
Ms Reeves has been under pressure to extend it into 2025, with its abolition understood to have sparked a backlash within the cabinet.Premier League release statement on controversial West Ham penalty Worst-hit places could see fares jump by over £10 per journey, with critics saying that scrapping the cap would drive people offThe Whitehall study found that every £1 spent supporting the cap only ended in 71-90p worth of economic and socialA survey by pollsters More in Common found that 55 per cent of the public is against the move.Policy director at Confederation of Passenger Transport Alison Edwards called the decision "catastrophic for passengers".
Director of Policy and Research at the Campaign for Better Transport, Silviya Barrett, said: “Taking the bus shouldn't be a financial burden and raising the cap or scrapping it entirely could leave passengers struggling to afford travel on lifeline services.”Labour whip suspended after a video appeared to show him sucker-punching a constituent in the street.
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