Burnham plans to ‘call time on deregulation’

Manchester mayoral candidate backs bus franchising
 
Andy Burnham: ‘The public has been subsidising a poor service’
 
Andy Burnham, the Labour MP for Leigh and the contender considered to be the frontrunner to become Greater Manchester’s first metro mayor in May, has pledged to push ahead with the introduction of London-style bus franchising if elected.
Commenting after the Bus Services Bill had its second reading in the House of Commons last week, Burnham issued a st