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A LABOUR government under Jeremy Corbyn could take rail franchises back into public ownership before they expire, the Morning Star can reveal today.
A motion at the Labour Party conference, which begins on Sunday, is expected to call on the party to take advantage of break clauses in the contracts between the government and privateer operators.
Last week Labour’s new leader Jeremy Corbyn said that his party would take back routes as contracts expire rather than opening new bidding wars.
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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
