Tuesday 17 February 2026 5:11 am  |  Updated:  Tuesday 17 February 2026 12:30 pm

The government doesn’t trust Sadiq Khan to run London’s trains

By: Thomas Turrell

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The Labour government is handing control of London’s suburban rail to Great British Rail instead of TfL because they’ve seen how badly Sadiq Khan has mismanaged the tube, says Thomas Turrell

GBR – Great British Rail. You’ve heard of it, you’ve probably seen the Union flag livery it’s going to be coated in, and you’re asking yourself what difference it is going to make to your journeys amid news that already the government is tinkering with delay repayment to water down the compensation that delayed passengers receive. But an overlooked aspect of the transition to a state-operated railway system is the missed opportunity in London to revisit how inter-city rail works.

Whilst millions of Londoners will use the tube every day to get........

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