we will hear how the un special envoy to syria says that the cease fire there may be achievable after ten years of war. new measures have been promised to improve bus services in england including cheaper, greener and more frequent services and miles of new bus lanes. the government says its aim is to encourage more people to take the bus rather than use their car. here s transport correspondent caroline davies. it s the route in, it s the route out, so how well it works can affect your life. buses to southfields northampton run every 30 minutes, but never on sundays. like, as it is now, we are not getting any increments in our salaries but the buses are rising, so it s really expensive. today, the prime minister announced the government s plan to improve buses, including introducing a,000 hydrogen or electric buses. this is an investment in the long term future of this country. it s an investment in driving
greener and more frequent services and miles of new bus lanes. the government says its aim is to encourage more people to take the bus rather than use their car. labour says the plan fails to reverse recent cuts to bus routes. our transport correspondent caroline davies reports. it s the route in, it s the route out, so how well it works can affect your life. buses to southfields northampton run every 30 minutes, but never on sundays. like, as it is now, we are not getting any increase in our salaries but the buses are rising, so it s really expensive. especially for me as well as single parent. nathan has been out of work as a decorator since december. i find getting a bus to town - gives me motivation to do things. for a week rider, it s £15. but for a monthly rider, 60 quid. i mean, that is 60 quid you ain t got. stagecoach, who run the service, says it does offer a discount for job seekers. today, the prime minister announced the government s plan
for better transport, more than 3000 local bus routes have been lost or cut back since 2009. but today the group gave the government s plan a cautious welcome. the objectives the government set out are hugely welcome but we want to see how they are actually going to pay for these and how they will make sure the increased services they have promised will actually happen on the ground. but i don t want to be churlish in any way, this is a very good document. the labour party insists the new strategy will do nothing to reverse previous cuts. bus is one of the cheapest and greenest forms of travel and we want to see people getting back on buses as soon as it is safe to do so after the pandemic. this strategy really feels like a sticking plaster rather than the radical transformative policy that would shape public transport in our country for decades to come. the liberal democrats said local authorities should be given the power to run their own bus services rather than being shackled to of
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