Mary Creagh MP, Labour’s Shadow Transport Secretary, responding to the award of the contract for new trains for Crossrail to Bombardier, said:

“Following the Thameslink train fiasco which led to a £1.6bn contract leaving the UK and putting thousands of jobs at risk, Labour called on the Government to award future contracts to companies who would build trains in the UK.

“Labour wants to see trains built in Britain. Today’s decision will safeguard the future of the Bombardier factory at Derby and support British jobs and apprenticeships.”