Last night, Labour announced their plan to bring trains back into public ownership. Can Louise Haigh's plan really fix the dire state of rail travel in the UK?

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Train travel in the UK has become an increasingly painful experience in the past few years. Prices continue to rise at an astonishing rate, meanwhile delays, cancellations and strikes have become the norm. Many have simply given up on this mode of transport.

George Eaton, senior editor, spoke to the shadow transport secretary Louise Haigh ahead of Labour's announcement to discuss how renationalising the railways would work.

He joins Hannah Barnes, associate editor, and Freddie Hayward, political correspondent in the studio.

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