Stagecoach bus driver filmed wearing 'boycott Israeli apartheid' lanyard as passengers complain

Bus company Stagecoach says it is investigating after a driver wearing a lanyard with 'boycott Israeli apartheid' written on it was filmed by a passenger.

The woman, a 35-year-old British Israeli teacher from Manchester, said she felt intimidated and found it 'triggering' - and told the driver he 'shouldn't be expressing his political beliefs at work'.

The Jewish Representative Council of Greater Manchester and Region said it would be 'formally writing' to Stagecoach and its managing director 'to ensure they rigorously enforce the policy of no political statements on staff uniforms'.

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The Manchester Evening News asked Stagecoach to outline what its policy exactly is and whether the driver wanted to comment.

But the company said it had nothing further to add other than a statement issued on Tuesday, which read: "We are aware of an incident that took place on one of our buses earlier today and we are currently investigating further."

It's understood the lanyard was from the Palestinian Solidarity Campaign. The service involved was the 192 bus between Manchester city centre, Stockport and Hazel Grove. It is not currently part of the Bee Network, but will be in the future.

The woman filmed the driver on her phone as she alighted at Manchester Piccadilly bus station on Tuesday morning. "I was just wondering, are you allowed to wear that badge for work?," she asks. "Does it not go against company policy to express your political beliefs?"

The driver, in the video, says no. The woman says she's British Israeli and asks whether he believes the lanyard's sentiments are intimidating. He replies no. "You shouldn't be expressing your