The Mayor has been caught lying (again) about the terms of his TfL bailout.
He claimed that the Gov forced him to suspend free travel for under-18s.
But the Dept for Transport today released a letter confirming that @SadiqKhan 's Deputy AGREED to this suspension.
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He claimed that the Gov forced him to suspend free travel for under-18s.
But the Dept for Transport today released a letter confirming that @SadiqKhan 's Deputy AGREED to this suspension.
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The Secretary of State for Transport's letter to Sadiq Khan was made public today.
In it, he slaps down the Mayor for misleading the public about his bailout and the conditions attached to it.
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In it, he slaps down the Mayor for misleading the public about his bailout and the conditions attached to it.
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This isn't the first time the Mayor has lied about the details of his bailout.
He spent two weeks claiming that the Gov had forced him to hike the congestion charge, before eventually admitting it had been his decision.
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He spent two weeks claiming that the Gov had forced him to hike the congestion charge, before eventually admitting it had been his decision.
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And he has also claimed the Government forced him to increase fares.
But thanks to his own terrible management of TfL's finances, he had quietly agreed to increase fares months before lockdown.
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telegraph.co.uk/politics/2020/…
But thanks to his own terrible management of TfL's finances, he had quietly agreed to increase fares months before lockdown.
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telegraph.co.uk/politics/2020/…
The truth is that Sadiq Khan needed this bailout because he spent the last four years bankrupting TfL.
Coronavirus was just the straw that broke the camel's back.
It's time Khan took responsibility, fixed TfL's finances and stopped playing politics.
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Coronavirus was just the straw that broke the camel's back.
It's time Khan took responsibility, fixed TfL's finances and stopped playing politics.
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