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Richard Vaughan

Richard Vaughan is political and education correspondent at the i newspaper and inews.co.uk. He has previously covered education and policy at the Times Educational Supplement. Twitter: @richardvaughan1

Article thumbnail: File photo dated 20/6/2022 of passengers wait to board a train at Hunts Cross Station, Liverpool. Legislation to overhaul Britain's railways and England's buses was included in the King's Speech. Bills to bring train operators into public ownership, create new public body Great British Railways (GBR) to oversee the rail network, and give all English councils new powers to franchise local bus services will be introduced. Issue date: Wednesday July 17, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS ElectionTransport. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

Avanti one of several rail firms at risk of nationalisation due to poor service, minister says

As i revealed on Wednesday, Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has instructed lawyers to examine the new Avanti contract.

Avanti first rail firm at risk of nationalisation under Labour train plans

HS2 northern leg definitely dead - but new east-west links to go ahead

Article thumbnail: File photo dated 05/10/22 of Prime Minister Liz Truss delivers her keynote speech at the Conservative Party annual conference at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham. Liz Truss has lost her seat to Labour, in one of the biggest shocks of election night. Issue date: Friday July 5, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS ElectionTruss. Photo credit should read: Jacob King/PA Wire

What JD Vance, who calls the UK 'Islamist', means for Starmer

Braverman shares our values, say Reform amid defection claims