Labour campaign against rail privatisation

Title

Labour campaign against rail privatisation

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference; Speech

TX Date

12 Apr 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:03:11

Description

Robert Allen reports for London News Radio on the Labour Party campaign to get the Government to scrap plans to privatise the railways, releasing figures on the cost so far at a Westminster news conference today and on a victory as rail regulator John Swift anounced a u-turn in plans to cut the number of stations offering through trian tickets. Speakers are Labour transport campaign coordinator Glenda Jackson; Labour deputy leader John Prescott. Transport Secretary Brian Mawhinney or any Conservative party spokesman were unavailable to comment.

Contributors

Glenda Jackson; John Prescott; Robert Allen; London News Radio

Keywords

Labour Party; Railways; Privatization; Tickets; Railway services; Costs; Railway lines; Political campaigns; John Swift

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