Unions urge Jeremy Corbyn to pledge to speed up rail re-nationalisation

Unions urge Jeremy Corbyn to pledge to speed up rail re-nationalisation

Labour leader could go further in his pledge to take back ownership of Britain’s rail network, unions say, by using break clauses in contracts

Jeremy Corbyn is under pressure from trade unions to go further on plans to take franchises back into public ownership by doing so before their contracts expire.

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 agreements between the government and private operators.

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Source: Guardian Transport

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