Thread by @AgnesClackett

@letshavealook21 @Councillorsuzie Johnson’s record as mayor has proved incredibly detrimental to London’s transport system

As mayor, @BorisJohnson failed to defend London’s transport subsidy - allowing Osborne to strip the support grant to the capital’s transport system by £700 million pa
huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/11/12/osb…

@letshavealook21 @Councillorsuzie @BorisJohnson The pandemic decimated TfL’s income, tube & bus travel plummeted taking TfL to the edge of bankruptcy.

But what did Johnson’s Government do? - cynically played political football with the capital’s transport system with a series of short term deals.

researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CDP-…

@letshavealook21 @Councillorsuzie @BorisJohnson The UK, London it’s capital city, a Tory Treasury reluctant to provide emergency help to its network devastated by the pandemic.

Remember, @BorisJohnson Govt was prepared to put Londoner’s livelihoods at risk to cynically score petty political points.

#ToriesOut5thMay

@letshavealook21 @Councillorsuzie @BorisJohnson Tory Treasury funding then compelled TfL to agree to

•freedom passes suspended for early morning travel
•young people free travel reduced
•extended congestion charge hours solely to raise revenue

Tories hitting the lower paid, schoolchildren & pensioners

#ToriesOut5thMay

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