£170m boost for buses dismissed as 'drop in the ocean' of cuts

Labour dismisses plans for all-electric bus town and on-demand buses as gimmicks

A £170m government fund to improve bus services will not be nearly enough to plug a £700m funding gap in bus provision, Labour and local authorities have said.

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