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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Lamiat Sabin

MP calls for rail to be nationalised while on delayed train – despite operator already being publicly owned

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An MP whose train journey was delayed for hours called for the railways to be nationalised - only for it to be pointed out that the service she was using was already in public ownership.

Zarah Sultana, the Labour MP for Coventry South, said she missed out on a rally in Leeds on Tuesday (20 September) because her journey on an LNER (London North Eastern Railway) train was severely disrupted.

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