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Stopping HS2 at Birmingham would mean failing the North of England and the country as a whole, and slashing the economic benefits of the project by three quarters since it was first proposed, Campaign for Better Transport has warned.

More than 20 organisations including business groups, passenger groups and local authorities have written to the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan urging him not to scrap the Day Travelcard next year.

Visitors to London face a postcode lottery from next year as new analysis reveals how much more it will cost to visit the capital once the Day Travelcard is withdrawn.

Commenting on the progress of Manchester’s Bee Network, with 50 new zero-emission, Bee Network-branded buses coming into service today, Norman Baker of Campaign for Better Transport said:

Campaign for Better Transport is launching a ‘Don’t Cut the Card’ campaign today as analysis reveals families face bureaucratic hurdles and an average 16 per cent cost increase to travel into London next year when the Day Travelcard is withdrawn.

Responding to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s statement on changes to the Government’s climate policies, Silviya Barrett, from Campaign for Better Transport, said:

Commenting on the fact that most residential roads in Wales now have a 20mph speed limit, Norman Baker of Campaign for Better Transport said:

Responding to the publication of July’s Average Earnings Growth rate – the figure which last year was used to set the annual rail fare rise – Norman Baker, from Campaign for Better Transport, said:

Responding to the Government’s announcement of up to £129 million towards zero emission buses, Norman Baker of Campaign for Better Transport said: