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‘Did Westminster just ignore buses?’ Burnham aims to shake up UK transport

Politics The Guardian By Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent 05 Jul 2026 10:00 1 min read
‘Did Westminster just ignore buses?’ Burnham aims to shake up UK transport

In the fourth of a series on nationalisation, we look at plans to emulate Manchester’s Bee Network in Britain’s buses and rail Will Burnham ‘go big’ in expanding the role of the state? Atlee: the postwar blueprint that inspires Burnham How council housebuilding is central to Burnham’s vision Whether or not the promised land is reached via renationalisation, the man set to be next prime minister is clear what he wants transport to leave behind. “You go from deregulation to regaining public co

In the fourth of a series on nationalisation, we look at plans to emulate Manchester’s Bee Network in Britain’s buses and rail

Will Burnham ‘go big’ in expanding the role of the state?

Atlee: the postwar blueprint that inspires Burnham

How council housebuilding is central to Burnham’s vision

Whether or not the promised land is reached via renationalisation, the man set to be next prime minister is clear what he wants transport to leave behind.

“You go from deregulation to regaining public control, it’s just unbelievable what becomes possible,” said Andy Burnham, reflecting on the bus system he transformed in Manchester. “It’s mind-blowing that deregulation was ever, ever brought in – public interest went out the window and people were cut off.”

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