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ANDY BURNHAM’S pledge to renationalise the railways was met with scepticism from campaign group Trade Unionists Against the European Union (TUAEU) yesterday.
In an attempt to counter the huge support for Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour leadership campaign, Mr Burnham said on Tuesday that he supported a model which would allow the state to bid for franchises against private companies.
But TUAEU spokesman Brian Denny drew attention to Mr Burnham’s support for the EU and said that rail renationalisation was illegal under European law.
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
On the eve of the 157th Trades Union Congress, MICK WHELAN, general secretary of Aslef, the train drivers’ union, celebrates victory in his campaign to get dignity for drivers at work