RMT calls for insourcing of all railway staff following Thameslink nationalisation

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Rail union RMT is demanding all Govia Thameslink Railway staff be brought into direct employment after the train company became the latest to be brought under public control. The union has been campaigning for all elements of the railway to come into public ownership. And it has welcomed the commitment by the government to launch Great British Railways with track and train all nationalised. However, private contractors will continue to employ thousands of workers. These include: Cleaners. Gate line staff. Security staff. Infrastructure maintenance, renewal and engineering workers. This is despite the Labour government’s commitment to undertake the biggest wave of…

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The deluded Tories are foolishly attacking nationalisation

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In a new video, leader of the Tories Kemi Badenoch has unveiled her latest desperate push to remain relevant. The problem is her new plan is to oppose something which enjoys almost universal support from the public: Starmer, Burnham, Farage, Polanski…These men have one thing in common. They all want nationalisation. That will mean companies run by politicians but paid for with YOUR money. There’s only one party that stands against their failed ideas and that’s the Conservatives. pic.twitter.com/vjQmRQ4V7n — Kemi Badenoch (@KemiBadenoch) May 24, 2026 Enjoy obscurity, Tories! In her tweet, Badenoch says: Starmer, Burnham, Farage, Polanski…These men have one…

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