'Unlawful' process behind Greater Manchester's bus franchising plans, court hears

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The Greater Manchester Combined Authority was ‘unlawful’ in relying on an assessment of the ‘cataclysmic’ impact of Covid-19 on its bus franchising proposals, a court has heard.

Bus operators Stagecoach and Rotala are challenging the decision-making behind the £134.5m scheme in a judicial review hearing at the High Court.

Plans to bring Greater Manchester’s bus network back into public control and introduce

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