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Paul says 'Hands Off' - Great British Railways should come to Eastleigh

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Monday, 20 December, 2021

Today I spoke about my campaign to get Great British Railways, the new HQ for our railways, to Eastleigh in a parliamentary debate.

I firmly believe Eastleigh is the perfect location for Great British Railways. A few weeks ago, I wrote to the Transport Secretary to make the case for Eastleigh when I launched our local bid.  We have so much to offer Great British Railways as a new home and I think with our historic railway connections, Eastleigh would be a brilliant choice. This plan would also help create lots of new job opportunities for our area and regenerate our town centre. A win-win for local people.

Recently, Conservative-controlled Southampton City Council also announced they were interested in bidding for the new headquarters. My position on this is clear. As well as launching our bid weeks before Southampton, I believe Eastleigh's history and status of as a railway town is much stronger. Southampton is a port with a maritime history, not a railway town. As I said in my speech in Parliament, my message to Southampton is simple: 'Hands off - the railways belong to Eastleigh'.

You can see my full speech above.

 

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I am of course disappointed by the result of the competition, but I give my congratulations to the shortlisted locations. Eastleigh has a rich railway heritage, and would have been an excellent site for the Great British Railways headquarters.

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