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: He initially made the proposal in a policy document over the summer, suggesting that franchises could be brought back into public hands as they expire. Corbyn will put forward plans for this to be one of the first acts of any Labour government led by him in 2020, meaning a third of the railways would be in public hands by the end of his first parliament in 2025. Jezza the jester? He’s here to satirise politics as we know it
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In the run-up to the election, former leader Ed Miliband stopped short of endorsing full renationalisation, saying that publicly owned enterprises could bid to take back contracts when franchises expired. In a sign he wants clearer policy than his predecessor, Corbyn told the Independent on Sunday: “ We know there is overwhelming support from the British people for a people’s railway, better and more efficient services, proper integration and fairer fares. On this issue, it won’t work to have a nearly-but-not-quite position. Labour will commit to a clear plan for a fully integrated railway in public ownership.” Corbyn is not likely to have any difficulty getting the proposal through party conference, which has voted for rail renationalisation many times. Nor is it likely to prove particularly problematic with his shadow cabinet, which has made it clear to him that it will not stomach Labour campaigning to leave the EU, withdrawing from Nato or scrapping Trident.