Sadiq Khan is at the mercy of militant unions which are threatening to use the coronavirus crisis to demand a new deal for workers – amid warnings London‘s transport network will be buckle under the pressure once the lockdown eases. RMT General Secretary Mick Cash – who represents Tube workers – today wrote a column … Read more
Sadiq Khan has begged the government for a bailout to keep Tubes and buses running after claiming TfL – which has so far refused to furlough any staff – will run out of money in a week. The London Mayor said he was ‘eating in to cash reserves’ to keep the capital’s services going amid … Read more
Sadiq Khan has said Transport for London could run out of money by the end of the month due to falling passenger numbers across the network. The Mayor of London last night revealed there had been a 95 per cent reduction in Tube use and an 85 per cent fall in numbers on buses following … Read more
Air filters are going be installed on buses in a bid to protect drivers, it has been revealed today. The technology will be installed on 100 London buses which are used to take ferry patients to and from hospitals, according to The Times. The AirBubbl air filtration system supplied by technology company AirLabs can remove … Read more
Ministers were under mounting pressure on Friday night to encourage Britons to wear face masks as part of a staged plan to get the country back to work. London mayor Sadiq Khan urged the Government to change its advice on masks to combat the spread of the virus. He was supported by former Health Secretary … Read more
Sadiq Khan claims the UK MUST ask the EU for a Brexit transition period extension because of the coronavirus crisis as he accuses ministers of ‘putting dogma ahead of the national interest’ Mayor of London said both the UK and the EU need to focus on coronavirus fight He said UK government refusal to consider … Read more
Angry commuters across London’s tube network have slammed London Mayor Sadiq Khan as they claim construction workers using the packed trains ‘outnumber NHS staff’. Prime Minister Boris Johnson had previously urged Britons to stay at home and not to travel, but many using Transport for London (TfL) services have claimed that busy tubes are now … Read more
‘We’ve noted your comments and photo’: TfL tells key worker his snap of packed Tube will be ‘included in daily feedback’… yet Sadiq Khan lets lockdown farce roll into fourth week Key workers have warned that the London Underground is still dangerously packed and putting lives at risk But they have been told by Transport … Read more
A NHS nurse today claimed his commute to work is getting ‘increasingly dangerous’ as he still faces crowded London Underground trains with Britain entering its fourth week of lockdown. Michael Underwood slammed Transport for London and Mayor Sadiq Khan and compared his journey to ‘jumping off a cliff. Commuters were pictured piling onto Tube trains … Read more
‘TfL is putting my life at risk’: ‘Proud’ London bus driver, 63, makes tearful plea for more protective equipment after the death of 12 colleagues Eighteen Transport for London staff, including 12 bus workers, have died so far South London bus driver Lorraine says she is ‘frightened’ to go into work Bus drivers took to … Read more
Sadiq Khan was criticised again today for refusing to give London bus drivers protective masks despite nine dying from coronavirus, as he launched a two-week trial to test if passengers could use the middle door. The approach is meant to reduce contact between drivers and their passengers, but critics – including the families of Transport … Read more
So much for ‘the enhanced cleaning regime’: Drivers share photos of filthy London buses – but Sadiq Khan insists clearners are going ‘over and above’ duty as FOURTEEN TfL staff have now died from coronavirus Nine bus drivers are among 14 London transport workers to have died, virus all took lives of three Tube staff … Read more
Commuters shared photos of busy London Underground services again this morning despite the coronavirus lockdown. Only key workers and those who are unable to work at home are meant to use the Tube, leading to millions staying away. But cuts to services has seen some people squeezed into confined carriages, further risking the spread of … Read more