Former shadow chancellor says party will place itself in firing line by taking control of trains
SIr Keir Starmer and Labour’s Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh visit Hitachi Rail to present their detailed roadmap to establish Great British Railways Labour risks placing itself directly in the political firing line under itsShadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh on Thursday unveiledUnder the policy, the party will take over the running of individual rail contracts when they expire over the coming years, handing control to an arm’s length body called Great British Rail.
He added: “All of those issues which happen daily in stations across the country: trains delayed, ancient infrastructure, problems in network connections. From the moment you take control, from the moment it’s ‘Great British Railways’, it’s ‘Why can’t Keir Starmer and Louise Haigh run these railways?’
The comments came as Labour pledged to bring an end to the “boom and bust” cycle for the rail industry in the wake of two major train manufacturers, Hitachi and Alstom, warning of jobs losses in recent weeks.
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