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DAVID CAMERON could only blush yesterday as Labour MPs scored a symbolic a victory over his government’s “dogmatic” privatisation of East Coast.
The Tory PM was waiting on the front bench for a different debate when speaker John Bercow announced the result of a vote on Andy Sawford’s backbench Bill to overturn the ban on publicly run railways.
And he was visibly embarrassed as Mr Sawford strolled past him to present his Bill to the Commons clerk after it was passed with a majority of 158.
The HS2 debacle exposes what happens when public infrastructure is handed to private contractors – especially when set against China’s state-led high-speed rail success, says CARLOS MARTINEZ
If we can tackle the big issues, like delivering decent public services and affordable state-built and owned housing by making the richest pay a fair amount of tax, Labour can win back the trust and support of the electorate, argues ANDY McDONALD MP
A just transition to Great British Railways and a clean and safe railway for all is not only desirable but also necessary. MARYAM ESLAMDOUST explains