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Whilst rail dominates the world of transport – in budget, column inches and industrial strife – the quiet crisis that millions are dealing with is the near-total collapse of our local bus services. Millions of people use the bus at least…
The Tories’ recent £2 bus fare cap was billed as a helping hand with cost-of-living pressures. But it’s more than that. It's an admission that transport inequalities between our major cities and our towns, villages and rural areas are at…
Louise Haigh has described the "brutal" hike in train fares announced today, representing the largest rise in more than a decade, as a "sick joke for the millions of passengers reliant on crumbling rail services". Commenting after the…
TSSA members have voted overwhelmingly to accept a new offer from Network Rail in their dispute with the company over pay, job security and conditions, with 85% of members voting yes on a 70% turnout. The rail workers' union announced today…
Louise Haigh has declared that rail services across the North of England are "in meltdown" and accused the government of having "forced the north to settle for a sub-standard service" amid ongoing disruption to services across the region…
The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) has announced a series of 48 hour strikes in December and January after negotiations with industry failed to reach an improved settlement. The RMT announced today that more…
The conference season has exposed the gulf between a progressive Labour Party vision for the UK and that of a stagnant and divisive vision laid bare by the Conservative conference fallout. Unfortunately, following years of mismanagement, a…
Louise Haigh has described the contract extension awarded to Avanti West Coast as a "reward for abject failure" and a "slap in the face for passengers". Avanti West Coast was told to "drastically improve services" today as the Department…
Below is the full text of the speech delivered to the Labour Party conference by Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh in Liverpool this morning. Thank you, Conference . It’s great to be together again and I have to say, it’s little short…
Andy Burnham has said that "change is needed" in the way that "essential services" such as transport and utilities are provided as the mayor warned that the "Thatcherism" promised by Conservative leadership candidates has caused "chaos". In…
Louise Haigh has accused Grant Shapps of being "clueless" about how bad disruption is on Avanti West Coast trains after the Transport Secretary claimed that there are four trains running between London and Manchester each hour. Shapps told…
Andy Burnham has demanded that the government hold Avanti West Coast train company to account for the issues with its service, declaring that it is a "management failure" and a "government failure". Avanti was found to be the…
