We need to stop the madness of the travelling public & taxpayers subsidising foreign state owned railways & paying the dividends of private train operating companies.

Public ownership lets us keep our money for investment in our own railway.

Britain’s railways are broken.

Cancellations have soared to record levels, fares have risen almost twice as fast as wages, and taxpayers are paying through the teeth to prop up a failing system.

Labour will deliver a publicly owned railway that puts the passenger first.

Ben Houchen, the Tory Teesside Mayor, may well be out of a job by next Friday.

#PMQs @mattwestern MP says how the Boro FC Chair Steve Gibson has described Houchen as having 'gifted' £500 million of value 'to 2 of his mates'

Oliver Dowden replies with a whimper.

Recommendation 22 of the Tees Valley Review tells Lord Houchen to re negotiate the deal.

He said he accepted all of the report but now says the deal he struck was a good one!

It certainly was the “best thing”for Messrs Musgrave & Corney but not for the people of Teesside.

Outrageous that Ministers failed to show up to our committee today.

It’s completely disrespectful of our parliamentary democracy.

They should be engaging with us & answering our questions on the important issues concerning the licensing of UK arms exports, not avoiding them.

Sunak’s freeports – clearly free for friends.

We need an inquiry. We’re not getting answers from the Deputy Prime Minister...

“Giving away our children’s future’ were Steve Gibson’s words. The extra 40% of ownership shifted over to the Mayor’s mates is worth £500m.

£500m that could've improved lives of children on Teesside. But instead, it’ll be lining Lord Houchen’s mates' pockets. Just disgraceful.

According to local legend & Boro Chairman, Steve Gibson, the Mayor of Tees Valley Lord Houchen has “gifted” some £500 MILLION in future value to 2 of his mates.

Teesside Taxpayers have been sold down the river🧵

It’s a terrible deal for taxpayers.

Lord Houchen has blown this golden opportunity to transform the economy of the Tees Valley for the benefit of the people.

Over £500mn of public investment yet it’s the JV partners who benefit.

We need a National Audit Office Inquiry now.

Extraordinary development in the Tees Valley mayoral election race tonight

Boro chairman Steve Gibson has come out and endorsed Labour's Chris McEwan and launched a scathing attack on Ben Houchen and Teesworks

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Angela Rayner asked Michael Gove in the Commons this afternoon why he won't send the National Audit Office in to investigate Teesworks.

'I’m sure the honourable lady is very keen that all sorts of matters are investigated properly by independent figures who can be trusted.'

Survey of almost a 1k managers show they back workers' rights and the policies in Labour's #NewDeal for Working People.

Justin Madders MP : “This is such an important poll and really shows why we should not be timid about our policies to significantly boost workers’ rights.”

Ministers lowered performance targets for failing firms…opening the door to lucrative taxpayer-funded bonuses.
 
Rigging the rules to reward failure.

With Labour, change is coming. We will bring our railways into public ownership as contracts expire.
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The public pay nearly all of PD Ports costs as well as those of the South Tees Development Corporation. The public has entirely funded Teesworks.

The total bill borne by the public is around £5m & these idiots want to appeal and increase the cost to the public even further.

NEW: National Audit Office will be dispatched to Teesside by Labour, should they come to power, so that we can, once and for all get to the...

#TruthOnTeesside

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Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves told me: 'Michael Gove should have done what he was asked to do, which was to call in the National Audit Office.'

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NEW

The Labour Party will send in the National Audit Office to investigate Teesworks if they win the next general election.

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