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Welsh Labour starts election campaign with bus pledges

Rhodri Clark
22 January 2026
 

Labour has made buses the subject of its first manifesto pledges ahead of the Senedd election in May. If elected, it will introduce a £2 single fare cap and 100 new bus routes.

The chances of implementation look slim, however. A YouGov poll last week on Senedd voting intentions placed Labour in joint fourth place with the Conservatives, behind Plaid Cymru, Reform and the Green Party. Some commentators speculated on a Plaid-Green coalition, because the poll put the parties on 50% of the...

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