Many people in the North East don’t have the luxury of hearing train announcements about bins or anything else.

They don’t have the luxury of any trains at all.

And they won’t as long as the government keeps saying “no” to reopening the Leamside Line.

We’re facing a Conservative cost of living crisis whilst fairs are hiked and services are cut.

Labour has fully-costed measures to ease the cost of living burden and reduce energy bills, and offer security, prosperity and respect to the country.

Government’s plans to axe excess train tannoys ‘out of touch’ with North East rail priorities, say MPs