Mayor Andy Burnham announces a £2 cap on bus fares starting in January. Multiple reports say the policy will limit the maximum price passengers pay for bus travel, aiming to reduce costs for commuters. The Evening Standard and London Evening Standard add that part of the funding for the fare cap comes through changes to international climate finance schemes. Other outlets covering the announcement report the same start date and fare cap but do not provide further detail on financing. The reporting is consistent that the cap is scheduled to begin in January and that the measure applies to bus fares under the mayor’s transport plans. Overall coverage presents the announcement as a cost-of-living measure for bus passengers, with at least one outlet describing a funding mechanism linked to climate finance. No additional terms—such as the exact scope of eligible routes, whether it applies to specific age groups or tickets, or how the cap interacts with existing fare structures—are detailed in the provided summaries.