Failing to arrive: Labour slams government's green bus progress

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Boris Johnson campaigning in Croydon for a second term as London Mayor in 2012 |  Credit: BackBoris2012 Campaign Team, Flickr
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Boris Johnson campaigning in Croydon for a second term as London Mayor in 2012 | Credit: BackBoris2012 Campaign Team, Flickr

Opposition party warns government is yet to deliver on its promise from early 2020 to deliver 4,000 zero emission buses across the UK

Labour has launched a blistering attack on the government's green public transport agenda, accusing Ministers of "failing millions of passengers" around the country as it revealed that none of the 4,000...

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