Connor Naismith MP has backed the Labour Government's plan to deliver "faster, cheaper and more reliable" buses with £9,467,211 in funding in Cheshire East Local Transport.  

Announced on Tuesday 9 December, this funding is part of the Government's plans to enact the biggest reform to England's bus system in 40 years.

The funding could be used to lower the prices of fares, introduce new routes and zero-emission buses, or create safer bus stops. 

Totalling £3 billion across England, the funding represents a record level of recent investment for bus improvements for the majority of areas. 

Connor Naismith MP says local transport connectivity is something he is 'keen to see addressed' (Photo: Supplied).

This landmark funding follows the Bus Services Act becoming law in October, giving local authorities the power to run local services and protecting socially necessary routes.

Under Labour's plans, local leaders will decide how bus services should be run, ensuring services are run for people, not profit.  

Mr Naismith told Nub News: "As the representative for Crewe and Nantwich, transport connectivity is something I am keen to see addressed. 

"Residents are in desperate need of reliable and frequent buses to get to vital public facilities like Leighton Hospital, into Crewe and Nantwich town centres to commute and see their loved ones. 

"This new funding from the Labour government will transform our local bus network, after years of Tory cuts to local funding." 

The allocations bring together various bus funding streams into one source. Almost £700m of funding will be allocated to local authorities every single year up to 2028/29 and can be spent however they want.  

Minister for Roads and Buses, Simon Lightwood (Photo: Wiki Commons).

It means local leaders, rather than Westminster, will decide how bus services should be run, aiming to ensure they are run for "people, not profit."

Minister for Roads and Buses, Simon Lightwood, said: "For too long passengers have been let down by unreliable services, sub-standard bus stations and over a decade of routes being cut. 

"This £3 billion boost will change this, providing passengers with lower fares, more frequent and reliable services and safer journeys, helping both ease the cost of living and making it easier for people to get to work, hospital appointments and social plans, boosting the economy."