Train operators given new rules on communication after 'political bias' row

Department for Transport issues protocol for Rail Delivery Group after complaints from Labour over promoting privatisationTrain companies have been told 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 issued new rules for the Rail Delivery Group, which represents the train operat