Labour is miles ahead on buses

Party vows to jump-start stalled services

- DAVE BURKE

BUS services will get their biggest overhaul in a generation if Labour gets into power, the Shadow Transport Secretary has promised.

Louise Haigh told the Mirror she will boost the "failing" network after nearly 6,000 routes were scrapped and fares rocketed since the Tories came to power.

She accused the Government of overseeing a "spiral of managed decline" and said that her team is "chomping at the bit" to fix the mess.

Under Labour, town halls will have greater powers to open new routes and reduce fares, while a ban on setting up publicly owned bus companies will be lifted, Ms Haigh said.