The UK Labour Party, as communicated by Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh, has announced plans to nationalize the country's rail operators, with the intention to present these plans next month. This policy initiative, aimed at fixing the railway system, involves bringing operators into public ownership without compensating the rail operators. The plan is set to be unveiled in the next two to three weeks. The announcement has been met with support from union members, such as those from ASLEFunion, who are currently on strike at Greater Anglia, C2C, and LNER, and has been covered by GB News and made the front page of the Daily Telegraph.
Solidarity with our members taking strike action today at Greater Anglia, C2C and LNER. https://t.co/pN28ot0r9P
“The railways have always been a huge problem for the Government.” Travel expert Simon Calder says the railways will be an issue no matter who owns them, as Labour pledges to renationalise the country's trains if it comes into power. @SimonCalder https://t.co/ObPkqnlb5l
Great to see shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh’s comments that Labour will nationalise the rail network and not compensate rail operators on @GBNEWS’ PMQsLive show yesterday - which I present with @GloriaDePiero - make the front page of today’s Daily Telegraph. 👇 https://t.co/cptspbvMkt
Great to see shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh’s comments that Labour will privatise the rail network and not compensate rail operators on @GBNEWS’ PMQsLive show yesterday - which I present with @GloriaDePiero - make the front page of today’s Daily Telegraph. 👇 https://t.co/kye5S4P07G
🔴 Labour will push ahead with the renationalisation of the rail network, Louise Haigh, the shadow transport secretary, insisted on Wednesday https://t.co/Xzi6tt2W5q
BREAKING: Labour to unveil plans to nationalise Britain's railways in the next two to three weeks 📺 Freeview 236, Sky 512, Virgin 604 🖥️ GB News on YouTube: https://t.co/KHMl3BS8eC 🔓 Become a GB News Member: https://t.co/mNsRsGC8ef https://t.co/mQ0bQ5jWf1
I send my solidarity to @ASLEFunion members on strike this week, as they stand-up for their rights and take on the Tory assault on our railways. Public ownership of our railways, with investment to build a transport system fit for workers and passengers, can't come soon enough!
NEW Labour to set out plans to nationalise the railways next month, @LouHaigh tells #PMQsLive on @GBNEWS this lunchtime. 🚆 https://t.co/nIEFl1Nzrf
‘We’ve got a plan to fix our railways as a whole, and that involves bringing operators into public ownership.’ Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh outlines Labour’s plans to nationalise UK rail operators. https://t.co/X7gQzqJ1zX