bus fare

Government politicians needed the help of one opposition MS - Dodds was won over after ministers promised a ban on greyhound racing and £1 bus fares for under-21s.

The deal was also said, according to sources, to go further and include concessions on the Heart of Wales railway line between Swansea and Shrewsbury, bus fares for under 21s, and burying power cables underground.

There was speculation that the bus fare cap in England would be scrapped entirely at Chancellor Rachel Reeves' first Autumn Budget.

An extra £151m will also fund a cap in single bus fares outside London, which rose to £3 last month, until the end of 2025.

And last week's UK Budget revealed that the £2 cap on bus fares in much of England will increase by £1.