The UK Labour Party has announced a comprehensive plan to renationalize the country's railways, aiming to address the issues of high cancellations and rising fare costs. Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh outlined the strategy, which promises the biggest overhaul to UK railways in a generation, intending to bring all passenger rail services back into public ownership within five years, coinciding with the expiration of current contracts. The plan, highlighted in various media appearances and articles, emphasizes improving service quality and reducing costs for passengers, while ensuring the rail system operates for public benefit rather than private profit. Labour's proposal also includes no additional cost to taxpayers and aims to unify the rail network to enhance efficiency and passenger satisfaction. Public support for this move stands at 69%, and the transition will involve taking private operators back into public ownership with no compensation.
Rail privatisation has been a total rip-off. Passengers pay more and more whilst failing train companies are rewarded with new contracts despite record-breaking delays and cancellations. A @UKLabour government would renationalise them. https://t.co/5dGXu46pS2
Labour has promised to unlock the “trapped potential of our railways” by bringing them under national ownership if it enters No 10 🚨 Follow live updates here https://t.co/4OzSi8F3ih
A fully nationalised, accountable rail service is well overdue. It’s time to put passengers first. https://t.co/JdLiNEwy5M
Taking control of our railways. https://t.co/oEY4ipoxRG
Railways should be publicly owned and accountable. The primary interest of private operators is profit, not the social good. We welcome this news as part of the global drive for safe, sustainable and publicly owned rail ⬇️ https://t.co/vzowg4qXmB
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Britain invented the railways and introduced them to the world. We deserve to be proud of that legacy, but under the Conservatives it is being trashed. Under Labour a publicly owned Great British Railways will be central to our national renewal 👇 https://t.co/s798O1LBYS
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Shadow financial secretary to the Treasury, James Murray MP says Labour's pledge to renationalise the railways will come at "no cost to the taxpayer". "This is about putting passengers first... we need to learn from lessons of previous private and public operations." https://t.co/WVCgKfaqwT
The shadow transport secretary on her plan to take private operators back into public ownership with no compensation. 🖊️ @georgeeaton https://t.co/ZxiZpNenbP
Labour's plan for an integrated and publicly owned rail body has been endorsed by Keith Williams. - A huge embarrassment for the government as the author of their five-year rail review backs the opposition: https://t.co/oqXuRF2DOV
Today we are setting out our plan to fix Britain’s broken railways and put the passenger first. Our bold reforms will bring our railways into public ownership, as contracts expire, unifying our rail network to finally deliver for passengers. (1/5) 🧵 https://t.co/0Uh7GLv0L6
🔴 Watch live: Shadow transport secretary Louise Haigh delivers a speech on Labour’s plan for railways, as she is expected to announce the biggest overhaul to UK railways in a generation. Read more: https://t.co/u201Qtxpe5 https://t.co/DkrR3dxriY
The biggest overhaul of our train industry in a generation, that’s what @UKLabour is pledging. Great British Rail will put passengers first and put a stop to colossal profits being siphoned off to private firms. More ⬇️🚂! https://t.co/D8VitCD3vF
The biggest overhaul of our train industry in a generation, that’s what @UKLabour Labour is pledging. Great British Rail will put passengers first and put a stop to colossal profits being siphoned off to private firms. More ⬇️🚂! https://t.co/D8VitCD3vF
With Labour promising to bring all passenger rail back into public ownership when current contracts expire, our latest tracker data shows that 69% of Britons support bringing the train operating companies back into public ownership https://t.co/SyDdnl13Zt https://t.co/2U52iSQtUb
‘Cancellations are at a record high and the cost of tickets has gone up twice as fast as wages since 2010, people know that things need to change.' Shadow Financial Secretary, James Murray, sets out Labour's plans to renationalise the railways. https://t.co/mUjxp4jX8q
This is a huge move forward for rail passengers. It follows our @WelshLabour Government taking Transport for Wales into public hands. Rail services run on behalf of the people, not private profit. https://t.co/PvGuC8dBie
Will train fares be cheaper under a Labour government? As the party pledges to renationalise most passenger rail services if elected, Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh tells #R4Today the party 'can't promise' fares will be lowered.
🚨🎊🎉Labour has announced they’ll be fully taking our railway into public ownership within 5 years. This is brilliant news for passengers and rail workers. It’s bad news for train company shareholders around the world. Here’s who owns our railway: https://t.co/kDbmMwL2v5 https://t.co/zmGPXi3MU1
The next Labour government will deliver the biggest overhaul to Britain’s railways in a generation to deliver for passengers, taxpayers and manufacturers. https://t.co/QIRMEHrQTA
Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh is questioned about how the Labour Party's plan to nationalise the rail network would resolve train strikes put forward by unions. @CharlotteHawkns | @richardm56 https://t.co/hOxXhfzaAg
Our railways connect people to jobs, education and training, family and friends, football matches and theatre trips, days out and holidays. They’re safe and environmentally friendly. They move freight off our roads. Under Labour they will be run for public benefit 👏👏👏 https://t.co/R3BDFGKrRF
We don’t need to tell you that the Tories have broken Britain’s railways. Labour’s plan will get our railways back on track; driving up standards and bringing down costs. https://t.co/nHhFmyeMR5
Our railway back under public control. Yes @LouHaigh Right now costs are rising and the network is failing A @UKLabour Mayor and a Labour Govt means public transport for passengers, not just profit. Britain moving and our economy growing. https://t.co/xN9f5GbBuX
It’s time to put an end to Tory rail chaos. My mission-driven government will get Britain moving. We will fix our broken railways and put passengers first.
🚨 𝗡𝗘𝗪 🚨 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗪𝗔𝗬𝗦, 𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞 𝗜𝗡 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖 𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗦 People are sick and tired of public services like rail being run for profit, and not in the interests of the public. That's why Labour will bring our railways back into public ownership. https://t.co/d57rkC1vLO
'Will prices come down?' Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh was questioned on #BBCBreakfast over Labour's plans to renationalise most passenger rail services within five years, if it is elected. https://t.co/jd1qGBAf7j https://t.co/BOtKqSPLpt
'We'll bring the private operators into public ownership as the contract expires' Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh spoke to #BBCBreakfast about plans to renationalise most passenger rail services within five years https://t.co/jd1qGBAf7j https://t.co/YGgIktH4us
Britain’s railways are broken. Cancellations have soared to record levels, fares have risen almost twice as fast as wages, and taxpayers are paying through the teeth to prop up a failing system. Labour will deliver a publicly owned railway that puts the passenger first. https://t.co/2ixe7x8MyJ
Watch Sky News Breakfast live with @KayBurley as Labour promises publicly owned rail 👇 Joining us on the show: ☀️ James Cartlidge, Minister for Defence Procurement ☀️ @LouHaigh, Shadow Transport Secretary ☀️ Plus more More: https://t.co/Oz60Y5H5VI https://t.co/VRM4fjK1XM
Shadow transport secretary @LouHaigh is on Sky News Breakfast to discuss Labour's plan to get Britain's broken railways moving again 🚂 🕑 From 7.20am 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube 📲 https://t.co/rbiO7Z5lSb
Good morning, On the show: 🏴A teenage girl arrested after a violent incident in a Welsh school 🚆Labour unveils its plan to renationalise Britain's railways: union boss Mick Lynch joins live 🐎5 injured as 7 Household Cavalry horses on the loose in London @LBC. 0345 60 60 973. https://t.co/golUMsFBJc
Front page of the Mirror on Labour’s plan to bring rail back into public ownership. A better, greener transport system is key to help get Britain growing again. Credit to Lou Haigh and her team for rolling up their sleeves, ready to get the job done. https://t.co/M0thZKTKR2
Labour Says Its Plan To Nationalise The Railways Will Save Over £2bn A Year In Waste https://t.co/GF2FZOwmvZ
Tomorrow I will set out @UKLabour's plan for the biggest reform of our railways in a generation. It’s time to get Britain moving. https://t.co/QX96MdCQk9
'I'll fix our broken railways with simpler tickets and better value fares' @LouHaigh writes for @MirrorPolitics https://t.co/wIDhIq19ag
Privatisation has undermined our public services. They work better run for people, not profit. Kick out private profit to: 🌊Sort out sewage in our rivers 💙 Fund our NHS properly 🚍 Cut cancellations and delays in public transport Your services should be accountable to YOU. https://t.co/GlIJJoHP49
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