Department for Transport draws up guidelines with Rail Delivery Group after complaints from Labour over promoting privatisation
Train companies have agreed to act with “propriety” and curb any “political bias” after the taxpayer-funded rail industry mouthpiece sent a barrage of pro-privatisation emails and attacked Labour policy during the party’s conference.
The Department for Transport has drawn up new rules with the Rail Delivery Group, which represents the train operators and Network Rail, following complaints from Labour.
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