内容摘要：Shadow housing secretary Kevin Hollinrake said: "Labour will bulldoze through the concerns of local communities."

Shadow housing secretary Kevin Hollinrake said: "Labour will bulldoze through the concerns of local communities."

Parents were previously told by Dan Norris, the Labour mayor of the West of England Combined Authority (WECA), that local councils had to pay for bus services that were unprofitable but needed by the community.Councils pay WECA millions in a transport levy, the majority of which funds bus passes for elderly and disabled people, and also subsidises some services.

The combined authority says the council should increase the levy, while the council says the combined authority should fund these subsidised bus services.The West of England received over £100m from the government for a Bus Service Improvement Plan, but this is not used to subsidise regular services.Labour councillor Ian Boulton, co-leader of South Gloucestershire Council, said: “This situation has been absolutely heartbreaking.

"We have no money and our public transport system is broken."A new secondary school, due to open in 2026, is under construction in Lyde Green, which could be easier for many pupils to get to than Winterbourne.

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Mike Amesbury, who was convicted earlier this year of assaulting a constituent.

On 27 February, Amesbury was given a 10-week prison sentence and taken straight to HMP Altcourse in Liverpool.Prosecutor Hans Christian Wolters told the BBC he was aware of the upcoming, unrelated trial at Lehrte District Court, but that it is being handled by a different office.

He also reiterated there are still no plans to charge Brückner over the McCann case.In 2020, Mr Wolters told the BBC the public would reach the same conclusion as his team had, about Brückner's alleged involvement, if they "knew the evidence we had".

The BBC has approached Christian Brückner's legal team for comment.Leaders around the world have condemned the