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‘What planet is Tory Rail Minister Heaton-Harris living on?’
Rail workers perplexed by minister's claim that train fares, which have risen 40% since 2010, are ‘not bad value’

RAIL workers questioned what planet Tory Rail Minister Chris Heaton-Harris is living on after he claimed today that train fares are “not bad value.”

In a Commons debate, Mr Heaton-Harris said that 98p of every £1 spent on tickets was reinvested in Britain’s railway network.

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