Department for Transport finds rail operator did not declare more than £25m of historical taxpayer funding
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The government is to strip Southeastern railway services from the private operator, Go-Ahead, after uncovering a missing £25m in what it said was a “serious” breach of the franchise agreement.
The railway, one of Britain’s biggest commuter networks, will come under direct public control from mid-October.
