After much strife, signalling and confusion, the government has agreed a fifth emergency financial injection for Transport for London (TfL), which will provide funding for the operator’s services for another month. Once again, London has caught up with the transport funding can, and now it needs another kick.
When London Mayor Sadiq Khan made his opening statement at Mayor’s Question Time yesterday morning, the situation seemed desperately bleak. “We now only have a little over 24 hours until the current emergency funding deal for Transport for London expires, and we’re yet to hear a single word from Grant Shapps, the Transport Secretary,” he told City Hall.
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