Several newly-elected Labour MPs suffer disruption during journeys to take their seats in the Commons.
Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has pledged to bring all train services on Britain's railways into public ownership
Several newly-elected Labour MPs have criticised the reliability of train services after suffering disruption during journeys to take their seats in the House of Commons. The politicians took to X to complain as they travelled to London ahead of Parliament sitting on Tuesday for the first time since the general election.: "Day One on my way to Parliament and guess what... AvantiWestCoast go and cancel my train just as I get to Preston station". He added it was an "utter shambles".
During the election campaign, Transport Secretary Louise Haigh said that, if Labour won, the party would urgently consider stripping Avanti West Coast of its contract due to its "woeful service" on the West Coast Main Line.Josh Fenton-Glynn, MP for Calder Valley, suffered disruption while travelling with Northern, which is already controlled by the Department for Transport.
In a subsequent post eight minutes later, he added: "In news that will shock absolutely no one, my northernassist train is delayed."with the caption: "Day 1 and my train into Manchester to get to London is cancelled. Off to a great start!""Unfortunately the journey involves no direct trains from #Pembrokeshire and a delayed GWRHelp train via Gloucester. Lots of work to be done...
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