Labour will re-nationalise the railways should they win the next general election, the party’s shadow transport minister has announced.
The opposition are currently holding their annual conference in Liverpool, unveiling a series of policy proposals in an attempt to persuade the public to vote for Keir Starmer’s party ahead of the Conservative government of Liz Truss.
This morning (September 26), Louise Haigh, shadow transport minister, has made a key announcement. The MP for Sheffield Heeley has confirmed that Labour will re-nationalise the railways should they come to power.
Currently, the rail system is set up on a franchise basis, where private operators bid for contracts to run services. READ MORE:Her husband never saw first scan result for the cancer that was killing him - now widow is 'insulted' with £100 offer However, since the pandemic, many areas have had services nationalised on a de-facto basis because the private firms running services on the routes failed to hit key standards.
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