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Funding bus fare cap from aid budget will hit world’s poorest, Burnham told
UK NewsPoliticsBusiness•July 22, 2026 at 4:47 PMNational

Funding bus fare cap from aid budget will hit world’s poorest, Burnham told

By Kiran Stacey Policy editor•The Guardian - UK News

Proposal ‘throws global south countries under the bus’, says ActionAid UK directorBurnham announces bus fares to be capped at £2The world’s most vulnerable people will be put at risk by Andy Burnham’s decision to use the aid budget to pay for cheaper bus fares in England, charities have said.The prime minister announced on Wednesday that he would reduce the fare cap from £3 a journey to £2 next year, funded mainly by changing international climate donations into repayable loans. Continue reading...

Proposal ‘throws global south countries under the bus’, says ActionAid UK director

The world’s most vulnerable people will be put at risk by Andy Burnham’s decision to use the aid budget to pay for cheaper bus fares in England, charities have said.

The prime minister announced on Wednesday that he would reduce the fare cap from £3 a journey to £2 next year, funded mainly by changing international climate donations into repayable loans.

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