UK train operator rewarded with £6.5m in bonuses

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Avanti West Coast was awarded millions of pounds worth of taxpayers' money in performance bonuses last year, new figures show.

The train operator has been criticised by passengers over delays and poor service this year.

But the government handed the firm more than £6.5m in 2021 for "operational performance" and "customer experience".

The government said the performance fee was "based on data from before the current period of disruption".

But Labour has called the payments a "scandalous" waste of taxpayers' funds.

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