Well of course he's going to say that

Branson defends the scumbag 'nasty party's' stance on allowing the rail franchise to be bought back from Virgin. Branson himself as owner of Virgin will save himself squillions in costs which the train franchise has been losing.

Strange then, when the franchise was publicly owned a few years ago, it was immensely profitable.

https://www.theguardian.com/business...ast-coast-rail