Wednesday 29 May 2019 Andy McDonald / Privatisation / Public Ownership / Rail / Transport Andy McDonald responds to calls for the Northern Rail franchise to be terminated Continue Reading
Friday 24 May 2019 Andy McDonald / Transport New Stagecoach legal action shows franchising system beyond reform – McDonald Continue Reading
Wednesday 22 May 2019 Andy McDonald / Transport The Tories have neglected buses, along with the people and communities who rely on them – McDonald responds to Transport Select Committee report Continue Reading
Wednesday 8 May 2019 Andy McDonald / Rail HMG sued by Stagecoach – Andy McDonald MP responds Continue Reading
Wednesday 1 May 2019 Andy McDonald / Transport This country cannot afford Chris Grayling – McDonald Continue Reading
Tuesday 30 April 2019 Andy McDonald / Transport Rail franchising is collapsing and disintegrating – Andy McDonald Continue Reading
Friday 26 April 2019 Andy McDonald / Transport Taxpayers may face more compensation bills in the millions over Chris Grayling failures – Andy McDonald Continue Reading
Thursday 25 April 2019 Andy McDonald / Jeremy Corbyn / Transport Labour announces new funding to reverse Tory cuts to 3,000 bus routes Continue Reading
Wednesday 10 April 2019 Andy McDonald / Rail Andy McDonald comments on DfT’s handling over rail franchise bids Continue Reading
Wednesday 20 March 2019 Andy McDonald Andy McDonald speech at the Institute for Government Continue Reading
Tuesday 12 March 2019 Andy McDonald / Transport Andy McDonald responds to CAA announcement to suspend Boeing 737 Max aircraft UK airspace Continue Reading
Monday 4 March 2019 Andy McDonald / Brexit / Transport Hancock instead of Grayling – Andy McDonald responds Continue Reading
Monday 4 March 2019 Andy McDonald Hancock instead of Grayling – Andy McDonald responds Continue Reading
Friday 1 March 2019 Andy McDonald / Transport Labour calculates ‘Failing Grayling’ has cost the taxpayer and the economy £2.7 billion Continue Reading
Friday 1 March 2019 Andy McDonald / Transport This trail of destruction has gone on long enough, it’s time for Chris Grayling to go – McDonald Continue Reading
Thursday 21 February 2019 Andy McDonald / Transport Late and cancelled trains harm the economy – Andy McDonald Continue Reading
Saturday 16 February 2019 Andy McDonald / Transport This is another serious blow to the UK aviation industry – Andy McDonald Continue Reading
Sunday 10 February 2019 Andy McDonald / Brexit / Transport Chris Grayling needs to come clean over Seaborne Freight – Andy McDonald Continue Reading
Saturday 9 February 2019 Andy McDonald / Brexit / Transport Cancellation of the Seaborne Freight contract cannot go without consequence Continue Reading
Wednesday 6 February 2019 Andy McDonald / Transport A guard on every train would be a huge win for passenger safety and rail accessibility – McDonald Continue Reading
Tuesday 5 February 2019 Andy McDonald / Environment / Transport Labour will provide free bus travel for under-25s – Andy McDonald responds to Friends of the Earth report Continue Reading
Wednesday 30 January 2019 Andy McDonald / Transport 85 million fall in the number of bus passenger journeys underlines the devastating impact of Tory cuts on local bus services – McDonald Continue Reading
Tuesday 29 January 2019 Andy McDonald / Transport Andy McDonald responds to the National Rail Passenger Survey Continue Reading
Monday 21 January 2019 Andy McDonald 5 million ‘no deal’ airline cancellations – Andy McDonald responds Continue Reading
Thursday 3 January 2019 Andy McDonald / Rail / Transport Overcrowding on train services hits worst ever levels and is set to get even worse Continue Reading
Wednesday 2 January 2019 Andy McDonald / Rail Today’s rail fare increases are an affront to everyone who has had to endure years of chaos on Britain’s railways – Andy McDonald Continue Reading
Wednesday 26 December 2018 Andy McDonald Tory hypocrisy on rail means football fans are set to lose out again this Boxing Day Continue Reading
Saturday 22 December 2018 Andy McDonald / Transport Labour calls for an independent inquiry into Gatwick drone chaos Continue Reading
Thursday 20 December 2018 Andy McDonald / Transport The Government should introduce a drone exclusion zone around airports – Andy McDonald Continue Reading
Friday 7 December 2018 Andy McDonald / Transport Chris Grayling was asleep at the wheel during rail timetabling chaos – Andy McDonald Continue Reading
Thursday 6 December 2018 Andy McDonald / Transport Andy McDonald comments on new rail statistics showing a 2.5% decline in punctuality and reliability and a spike in significantly late or cancelled services Continue Reading
Wednesday 5 December 2018 Andy McDonald / Transport While the boss of HS2 has resigned, passengers and taxpayers will be asking why Chris Grayling has not accepted any responsibility – McDonald Continue Reading
Friday 30 November 2018 Andy McDonald / Transport This has been a painful year for rail passengers – Andy McDonald Continue Reading
Monday 5 November 2018 Andy McDonald / Rail “Catastrophic” effect of rail privatisation revealed 25 years on Continue Reading
Friday 26 October 2018 Andy McDonald / Rail The “millennial railcard” doesn’t go nearly far enough Continue Reading
Monday 1 October 2018 Andy McDonald / Transport After 8 years of failure on transport, the time for tinkering at the edges is over – McDonald Continue Reading
Thursday 20 September 2018 Andy McDonald / Rail Rail passengers don’t need another review from the Tories to tell them that rail is broken – McDonald Continue Reading
Thursday 13 September 2018 Andy McDonald / Rail Passengers need affordable, reliable train services – Andy McDonald Continue Reading
Tuesday 11 September 2018 Andy McDonald / Transport Andy McDonald comments on latest Transport Select Committee report Continue Reading
Tuesday 11 September 2018 Andy McDonald / Transport Andy McDonald commenting on Theresa May’s announcement of £106m funding for the research and development of zero-emission vehicles Continue Reading
Monday 10 September 2018 Andy McDonald / Transport Andy McDonald responds to East Coast mainline delays on new infrastructure Continue Reading
Tuesday 4 September 2018 Andy McDonald / Rail Tinkering won’t change the fact that rail franchising has failed Continue Reading
Monday 3 September 2018 Andy McDonald / Press Releases / Rail Labour reveals Tory Rail Mayhem: Corbyn pledges to deliver Crossrail for the North as millions of passengers face overcrowding, delays and cancellations Continue Reading
Friday 24 August 2018 Andy McDonald / Rail Andy McDonald responding to the planned Northern Rail strikes Continue Reading
Monday 30 July 2018 Andy McDonald / Rail Labour Build it in Britain campaign – disastrous exporting of rail manufacturing to end under Labour Continue Reading
Tuesday 24 July 2018 Andy McDonald / Rail Tory obsession with privatisation putting future of the railway at risk Continue Reading
Wednesday 18 July 2018 Andy McDonald / Transport Chris Grayling fails to show up in Parliament for second time in two weeks to explain Govia Thameslink mess Continue Reading
Sunday 1 July 2018 Andy McDonald / Press Releases / Transport Govia and other failing operators should be stripped of their franchises immediately – Andy McDonald Continue Reading
Thursday 28 June 2018 Andy McDonald / HS2 Tories to let state-backed companies from other nations run our railways – Andy McDonald Continue Reading
Monday 25 June 2018 Andy McDonald / Jeremy Corbyn / Rail / Transport Labour hold “Rail Mayhem” campaign day to hold Chris Grayling to account Continue Reading