they re just having to get taxis home or things like that, whereas a tram would be great, you know, reallyjust a simple but a bit of a cheaper solution. just over £1 billion will go towards introducing simpler fares and fasterjourneys on local buses, using london s services as the model. that s part of an existing £3 billion promise. we think that it s not so much of a north south divide, but there are many areas across the whole country that feel left behind and need levelling up, so areas that have very infrequent bus services, no services in the evenings and at weekends, and these glaring gaps in current provision that need to be addressed. in the lead up to the chancellor outlining his wider spending plans in a few days time, we re hearing about lots of these kinds of funding promises. but rishi sunak has also spoken about wanting to put the public finances on a sustainable footing, and we should soon find out more about how he intends to do that. labour has accused the governme
this is bbc news. a welcome from england s city regions outside london for an announcement of nearly £7 billion to improve their transport networks but they say more money is needed. a senior government adviser on covid warns the uk could face another lockdown at christmas and tells people they shouldn t wait for ministers to take action. do everything possible in your control to try to reduce transmission. don t wait for the government to change policy. and the sooner we all act, the sooner we can get this transmission rate down, and the greater the prospect of having a christmas with our families. the warning comes as two of the biggest teaching unions have called for tougher covid measures in schools in england to combat a rise in infections.
a breakthrough today. we have put forward a powerful case for a london style public transport system and this is a big downpayment on it. it is not everything we need, so this is the money for the infrastructure, we are also being invited to bid for money for services, more frequent bus services and crucially lower fares and that bid is still in with the government but if we get that, as well, and i hope we will, we have got everything we need to build a london style public transport system on the ground in greater manchester by may 202a. this is not a day for any negativity. it feels like a real breakthrough for levelling up today, the government feels as though it s listening and buying in to the greater manchester vision, so it s a good day. this 50 it s a good day. this so it s a good day. is a good this so it s a -ood day. is a -ood first step. this type of this is a good first step. this type of significant investment in transport infrastructure has been so successful transpor