Theresa May told to 'get a grip' on rail crisis by regional news titles

Theresa May told to 'get a grip' on rail crisis by regional news titles

Papers such as Liverpool Echo and Yorkshire Post express readers’ fury at service failure

Theresa May is coming under pressure over the rail chaos in northern England as some of the area’s largest newspapers join together to demand that she “get a grip” on the government’s response.

The news came after the transport secretary, Chris Grayling, faced calls to resign as he was questioned by MPs and announced an inquiry into the botched timetabling changes that have caused delays and cancellations for hundreds of thousands of people.

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The Yorkshire Post, and quality regional news brands across the North of the country, unite tomorrow in an historic show of unity: fed up of being let down; fed up being treated as second class; fighting for better, now! #OneNorth #tomorrowspaperstoday #Skypapers #BBCpapers pic.twitter.com/uc4fN01J3Y

Tomorrow’s M.E.N. front page: ‘Northern Rail Chaos – Time For Change’ #tomorrowspaperstoday #onerail pic.twitter.com/P098wFUPdz

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Source: Guardian Transport

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