Two Liverpool Labour MPs vote down Lib Dem attempt to expand free bus travel for disabled people in our city 

Labour MPs for Liverpool Garston, Maria Eagle, and Liverpool Riverside, Kim Johnson, voted against a Liberal Democrat amendment which would have expanded free bus travel for disabled people on the 11th September.

Liverpool Liberal Democrats said that Liverpool Labour MPs had “failed disabled people” by making it harder for them to get fair and accessible transport.

Liberal Democrat MP Tom Gordon’s amendment would have removed all time restrictions on the use of bus passes for disabled people and had wide cross-party support. Liverpool Lib Dems said that Kim Johnson and Maria Eagle had “turned their back” on disabled people by voting against the amendment. The party has also called on the Government to scrap their ‘bus tax’ proposal of increasing the bus fare cap from £2 to £3.

Leader of the Liverpool Liberal Democrats, Cllr Carl Cashman said:

“The Labour Party has failed disabled people in our community. 

“Instead of giving people in often difficult circumstances the opportunity to access the transport they need, Labour had turned their back on them.

“The Government keeps saying they want to help get more disabled people get into work but then won’t even help them get the public transport they need.

“From the bus tax to now voting against giving greater access to transport for disabled people, this Labour government is failing to deliver the change people are crying out for.