Lord Adonis hits out at govt policy on rail fares

The former transport secretary Lord Adonis whose Father is from Yialoussa in Cyprus has tweeted in response to today’s news that rail fares could rise by an average of 6.2% in England, and by as much as 11% on certain tickets.

As Transport Sec I ended right of train companies to raise individual fares above the max average. Coalition reversed this – big mistake.