Roads minister Richard Holden on electric buses, Greater Manchester taking services under public control, and 15-minute cities

Electric buses are the future as we try and transition to a net zero transport system and get passengers back on public transport.  And this week Rob Parsons spoke to Roads Minister Richard Holden about the new zero emission buses coming to Yorkshire as well as Greater Manchester's plan to take services under public control and even his view of the controversial 15-minute cities idea. Rob also takes a look at some of the important Northern politics stories that might have gone under the radar with Tom Lees, the managing director of Manchester consultancy firm Bradshaw Advisory. We talk food banks, mayoral development rows and why a poem Rob wrote as a teenager might come back to haunt him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices