A council leader has said he will refuse to support an increase in local bus funding unless a “firm commitment” was secured for a key new tram line in Greater Manchester.
Mayor Andy Burnham recently announced that a £2 bus fare cap in the city region would continue into 2025, despite the fare rising to £3 nationally.
But Mark Hunter, leader of Stockport Council, has said he would not support the plan by approving an increase in locally-funded bus subsidies until a long-promised expansion of the Metrolink network into the town was finalised.
In response, Mr Burnham said: “To actually build it we need to get the business case through, then hopefully we will get the green light.”
