Sir Keir Starmer tonight called for a second national lockdown to start immediately as he claimed vindication on calling for a ‘circuit-breaker’ two weeks ago. The Labour leader also indicated that his Party will back the Tory Government in a vote on a new England-wide lockdown in the Commons. He welcomed Boris Johnson‘s plans to plunge the … Read more
Almost 500 people have been fined in London for not wearing face coverings on public transport. Passengers in Lambeth – which includes Waterloo Station – were the most common rulebreakers as 127 were caught between July and September. Westminster was a distant second place with 83 Fixed Penalty Notices in the same time frame, while Croydon had 61. … Read more
‘We look like clowns’: Boris Johnson faces calls to step in as furious Tories accuse ministers of giving Sadiq Khan ‘free run’ to blame government for London congestion charge extension – even though he has been handed billions of pounds Boris Johnson being urged to take charge of wrangle with Sadiq Khan on funding Tories … Read more
London mayor Sadiq Khan demands ministers re-open the spending taps to prop up economy as he publishes figures showing tourists will spend £11m less in the capital this year London mayor Sadiq Khan predicts tourists will spend £11m less in London He predicted the loss of income also includes a shortage of commuters Tourists to … Read more
London drivers could have to pay £27.50 a day if they drive an old polluting car through the center of the city under new congestion charge Sadiq Khan claims ministers are demanding he vastly extends congestion zone Some motorists could be charged twice if they also travel through the ULEZ Boris Johnson yesterday accused Mr … Read more
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has claimed the Government is hitting people in the capital with ‘draconian’ measures that will cause a ‘triple whammy’ of higher costs. Mr Khan made the accusations after he said Westminster wanted to extend the £15 Congestion Charge Zone to the North and South Circular roads in 12 months’ time. He … Read more
The government has threatened to take away mayor Sadiq Khan‘s control of Transport for London unless he cuts costs and increases fares in return for a rescue package. The London mayor needs a £4.9bn settlement to bail out TfL for the next 18 months after passenger numbers collapsed and revenue crumbled as a result of the … Read more
The botched London Bake Off: Tory mayor hopeful Shaun Bailey slams rival Sadiq Khan’s half-baked’ tenure in City Hall and says ‘the only thing rising under him is crime’ Shaun Bailey is Conservative hopeful in next year’s London Mayoral elections In a new campaign video Bailey slammed Sadiq Khan’s ‘half-baked’ approach Tory candidate said: ‘Coronavirus … Read more
The Government has agreed to extend its financial support of Transport for London (TfL) for two weeks while negotiations on a new bailout continue. Ministers are demanding that London’s congestion charge zone is extended and free travel entitlements for children and older people are downgraded in return for what would reportedly be a £1 billion … Read more
Londoners are braced for the capital’s transport system to grind to a halt this weekend as cash-strapped TfL burns through the last of its funding. Eleventh-hour talks for a £1billion bailout between ministers and Sadiq Khan have stalled because of sticking points involving the Government’s conditions for a deal. The Mayor is understood to be … Read more