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Labour could be about to scale back or ditch its flagship transport policy of renationalising the railways, party insiders fear.
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The Litchurch Lane factory employs around 3,000 people and supports around 15,000 jobs in the wider supply chain
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THE government has wasted more than £8 billion in taxpayers cash through its U-turns, by-elections and the scrapping of the northern section of HS2, analysis reveals.
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- Boughton Station opens after being built by volunteers from scratchA group of volunteers have spent almost two decades building a railway station from scratch.
Financial Times
- Alstom set to mothball Derby plant over HS2 order delaysFactory does not have enough work to keep functioning normally in the coming years
City AM
- Tube and train strikes: Everything you need to know as April and May disruption begins this week It's that time again. Tube and train strikes are set to cause disruption throughout April and May, starting this week. City AM has all the details.
Mail Online
- Is Labour about to shunt its rail renationalisation policy into the sidings? Senior party figures 'have concerns' and refuse to guarantee it will make it into election manifestoLabour could be about to scale back or ditch its flagship transport policy of renationalising the railways, party insiders fear.
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- Cost of Tory chaos exposed as voters pick up bill for HS2 farce, migration mess and bottled electionLabour Party campaign chief Pat McFadden said the turmoil will just continue if the Conservatives manage to cling to power as he highlighted costs including mortgage hikes
Derby Telegraph
- Urgent action call as Derby train maker Alstom says it has 'run out of time'The Litchurch Lane factory employs around 3,000 people and supports around 15,000 jobs in the wider supply chain
Morning Star
- Government wastes more than £8bn of taxpayers money, Labour analysis findsTHE government has wasted more than £8 billion in taxpayers cash through its U-turns, by-elections and the scrapping of the northern section of HS2, analysis reveals.
Wales Online
- Travel meltdown in Wales as power failure meant no trains were running between Cardiff and CarmarthenPassengers were urged to travel later on Monday or on Tuesday
Construction Enquirer
- HS2 work lifts Kilnbridge to record £120m revenueEast London-based concrete specialist Kilnbridge saw turnover jump nearly a quarter to £120m last year as big HS2 jobs moved to peak construction.
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- Union calls for urgent action to save jobs after train firm stops productionUnion leaders have made urgent calls for help to secure thousands of jobs at the UKs biggest rail assembly site after production lines stopped because of a lack of orders.
- Sussex rail passengers warned to prepare for latest strikesRail passengers are being warned of fresh disruption to services because of strikes and an overtime ban by train drivers in a long-running pay dispute.
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