Avanti executives were found boasting about 'free money' that was 'too good to be true' from government contracts, amidst rising cancellations and poor service. The UK government has been accused of rewarding failure with taxpayers' money by lowering performance standards for Govia Thameslink Railway, potentially triggering millions of pounds in bonus payments. Constituents have expressed dissatisfaction with Avanti's service on the West Coast Main Line, questioning the government's decision to extend their contract amidst these broken promises. The RMT union criticized Avanti's move to cashless onboard catering, fearing job losses and service termination, indicative of a broken system.
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Ministers have been caught red handed rewarding failure with taxpayers’ money. Operators failed to meet standards, so ministers simply lowered them, giving operators a shot at higher bonuses. Passengers are paying the price for this broken system. https://t.co/ItF2qCCZuO
Failing train operator Avanti's cashless plans designed to end onboard catering: @RMTunion has heavily criticised Avanti's decision to make its onboard catering cashless for passengers, claiming it will lead to job losses and the ending of the service. https://t.co/NHQE2e248H
Lots of constituents have contacted me about Avanti’s poor train service. As we said at the time, the Government should not have awarded them a contract extension for the West Coast Main Line. https://t.co/CeMRgZBZqp
- ministers have secretly lowered performance standards for Govia Thameslink Railway after it failed on most measures of service quality - the softening of the targets could trigger millions of pounds in bonus payments to the company https://t.co/vzza6KdV0E via @ft
Andrew Redfern nails it. Tories have broken their promises time and again and our city is paying the price of their failure. https://t.co/cusKDfI2B8
Last month we found out Avanti executives boasted about free money that was 'too good to be true' from the contracts that the Tories have handed them. Cancellations are soaring and passengers deserve to know why they continue to reward failure. https://t.co/468nMLgJv5
Last month, we found out Avanti executives boasted about free money that was 'too good to be true' from the contracts that the Tories have handed them. Cancellations are soaring, and passengers deserve to know why they continue to reward failure. https://t.co/id4N4b3D6y