Prime minister will be in Derbyshire and certain to be questioned over cost of Waspi compensation
The government has announced that funding has been allocated for nearly 955 new electric buses in England, with 25 councils across the country sharing the £143m expenditure.
Transport secretary Mark Harper said “As part of our plan to improve local transport across the country, we’re providing a further £143m to improve journeys for bus passengers, particularly in rural areas, with almost 1,000 brand-new, zero-emission buses due to hit the road.”
North-west £9.4m
North-east £14.8m
Yorkshire and the Humber £5.7m
East Midlands £25.4m
West Midlands £7.4m
South-west £43.4m
South-east £30.2m
I would today say: “I’ll tell you when the general election is going to be”. That ends all the speculation about early elections. It means you don’t go through the whole summer with questions on is it going to be October or November. The marginal advantage he’s going to get by having a bit of a surprise … is more than outweighed by the endless speculation. The only reason people know he isn’t calling an election right now is because he knows he couldn’t win it.
