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14 days ago · England
Government wrong to claim over 14.5 million children used free bus scheme
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What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. Full Fact is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to England. The first report grouped here was at 2 Oct 2026, 16:01 UTC. The headline in use is “Government wrong to claim over 14.5 million children used free bus scheme”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
A figure quoted by the Department for Transport and transport secretary counts journeys, not children. Only about 7.
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Government wrong to claim over 14.5 million children used free bus scheme
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