Title: Jeremy Corbyn to announce rail nationalisation plan | Jeremy Corbyn | The Guardian
Headings: Jeremy Corbyn to announce rail nationalisation plan
Jeremy Corbyn
Jeremy Corbyn to announce rail nationalisation plan
Rowena Mason Political correspondent
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Content: The Mail on Sundaysaid Labour London mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan had “savaged” Corbyn’s policies after Khan said it was unwise for the leader not to have sung the national anthem and argued his party had to make sure it did not come across as anti-Jewish. The Sunday Express even dug out a story about a remote ancestor of Corbyn having allegedly run a workhouse. In an interview with the Observer, John McDonnell, the new shadow chancellor, said both he and Corbyn knew they would be hit with a “tsunami” of negative press attention but believed they could withstand it. Earlier this week, McDonnell apologised for having said in 2003 that IRA members should be honoured. The Conservatives wasted no time in expressing opposition to the idea of renationalisation, which polls have shown is popular with the public. Corbyn’s team argue public ownership of the railways could save hundreds of millions of pounds but Patrick McLoughlin, the transport secretary, said it was a “union-demanded, backwards-looking policy (that) would cost billions in wasteful spending, and would kill off investment”. Topics
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