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Opposition says it will roll out reforms within first term if it wins UK general election

“ANTI-poverty campaigner Frank Field has been one of my political heroes throughout his four decades in Parliament. His only mistake – which he wears like a hair shirt – was to back Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader.”

“ANTI-poverty campaigner Frank Field has been one of my political heroes throughout his four decades in Parliament. His only mistake – which he wears like a hair shirt – was to back Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader.”

A Labour government would expect to transfer rail networks to public ownership within its first term, the party will say.

A Labour government would expect to transfer rail networks to public ownership within its first term, the party will say.

Party pledges to bring all passenger rail – but not rolling stock – into public ownership as contracts with train operators expire

Renationalisation announced by shadow transport secretary, Louise Haigh, comes as most network contracts near expiry

Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has announced a best-price ticket guarantee that will save passengers money and automatic money back if trains are delayed

Labour has denied the railways will be given "lower priority" if they are brought back into public ownership as the party pledged to "sweep away" the current "broken" model.

The party will call it the “biggest overhaul to our railways in a generation”

The party will call it the “biggest overhaul to our railways in a generation”

Future Labour government will include new Railways Act in first King's Speech after election

Labour wants to create a new national operator and call it Great British Railways.

THE rail industry last night launched a fightback against Labour’s plan to renationalise the railways, warning it will lead to higher costs for taxpayers.

“ANTI-poverty campaigner Frank Field has been one of my political heroes throughout his four decades in Parliament. His only mistake – which he wears like a hair shirt – was to back Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader.”

Serica chairman David Latin accused politicians of a 'race to the bottom' to extract money in the short-term despite it causing long-term damage.

Labour’s policy to renationalise the railways, albeit over time when the existing private franchise contracts expire, is one of the rare surviving policies of the Corbyn years

"It's been obvious for a long time now that Brexit is an abject failure"