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    Labour would seek to end rail industry ‘boom and bust’, Sir Keir Starmer says

    by David Lynch Apr 25, 2024 3 minutes
    Source: PA Wire

    Labour would bring an end to the “boom and bust” cycle for the rail industry, Sir Keir Starmer has said, as his party sets out its plans for the rail sector.

    The Labour leader said that employees at UK-based train makers were “staring down the barrel of devastating job losses”.

    Shadow transport secretary Louise Haigh had earlier announced plans to renationalise the railways if Labour were to win the next election.

    On a visit to train manufacturer in Newton

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