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Ed Miliband outlines plan to scrap Railways Act and reverse privatisation that puts reform at heart of election manifestoLabour delegates hailed a new deal on rail policy as the "beginning of the end of Tory privatisation" as the party agreed to review the entire "failed" franchising system and to allow let public sector operators to compete to run services.After negotiations at its policy forum in Milton Keynes, the leadership, unions and delegates hammered out a compromise that will put far-reaching rail reform at the heart of Labour's election manifesto. ...

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  • Labour to allow public sector to challenge private rail operatorsEd Miliband unveils plans for rail network in his keynote speech to party's national policy forum in Milton KeynesLarge parts of the rail network could be taken back into public ownership if Labour wins the general election, Ed Miliband has announced.The Labour leader said the party would let the public sector challenge private operators to take on the running of rail franchises, arguing it would improve services for passengers and end a situation in which foreign state-owned companies could compete to run trains in the UK without competition from a British equivalent. Continue reading...
  • Labour reaches new deal for overhaul of 'failed' railwaysEd Miliband outlines plan to scrap Railways Act and reverse privatisation that puts reform at heart of election manifestoLabour delegates hailed a new deal on rail policy as the "beginning of the end of Tory privatisation" as the party agreed to review the entire "failed" franchising system and to allow let public sector operators to compete to run services.After negotiations at its policy forum in Milton Keynes, the leadership, unions and delegates hammered out a compromise that will put far-reaching rail reform at the heart of Labour's election manifesto. ...
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