Britain's most under-fire rail firm paid £11million to its shareholders while accepting government cash during the pandemic.
Figures uncovered by Labour show Avanti shareholders got the dividends for the financial year 2020/21. And between 2019 and 2021, the Department for Transport paid the firm more than £17million in performance and management fees.
That was despite the fact that Avanti was the worst-performing rail operator, with almost half its services arriving late.
