TfL to impose fines for driving on cycling lanes June 22, 2022 Londoners will need to brace themselves as Transport for London (TfL) has announced it will begin fining motorists for driving in cycle lanes. From 27 June the public body will have powers over lanes and tracks across its wider road network, in the same way it legislates over bus lanes and yellow box junctions. Introduced [...]
Welcome aboard, this is a driverless train: unions begin their own demise June 22, 2022 As the summer sun makes the UK feel like a Mediterranean resort, we are also about to see the perils of the labour problems that Southern Europe was so often bedeviled by. Trains have ground to a halt, the London Underground has stopped, and buses are stuck in their depots. Millions of pounds will be [...]
Government ‘inciting’ strikes by not agreeing to TfL funding, says Sadiq Khan June 17, 2022 London mayor Sadiq Khan has accused the government of “inciting” next week’s strikes by failing to reach an agreement over Transport for London’s (TfL) long-term funding. 10,000 members of the RMT and Unite unions working for London Underground are set to strike on Tuesday, on the same day 40,000 railway workers will walk out in [...]
Railway industry calls on Shapps and Khan to agree on long-term TfL funding June 17, 2022 The railway industry has called on transport secretary Grant Shapps and London mayor Sadiq Khan to put politics aside and agree on a long-term funding for Transport for London (TfL) just as the latest round of government bailout expires next Friday. Trade body the Railway Industry Association (RIA) has written an open letter arguing that [...]
DfT accuses TfL of failing to provide recommendation for pension reform June 15, 2022 The Department for Transport (DfT) has accused Transport for London (TfL) of failing to provide a recommendation for its pension reform just as the latest round of government funding is set to expire next Friday. DfT permanent secretary Bernadette Kelly told TfL commissioner Andy Byford last week the government had launched a formal dispute period [...]
London today: Mayor Sadiq Khan to roll out measures to take on ‘scourge’ of violence against women and girls June 15, 2022 The Mayor of London will unveil a new £18-million-funding package on Wednesday aimed at combatting the “scourge” of violence against women and girls in the city. During a visit to Waltham Forest in north-east London, Sadiq Khan will announce the Violence Against Women & Girls (VAWG) Strategy which uses public health and education to implement [...]
Letters: The Met’s trust challenge June 14, 2022 [Re: Crime in our capital city will stay high unless confidence in the Met is restored, June 10] As the cost-of-living crisis continues to bite, we’re seeing fresh waves of concern about a potential spike in crime figures . The Met currently has more police officers than ever before, yet it appears there is still [...]
Grenfell Tower to host memorial service for fifth anniversary tomorrow June 13, 2022 Five years on from the Grenfell Tower fire, a memorial service will be hosted tomorrow at the base of the tower, followed by a silent walk in the evening. 72 people, including 18 children, lost their lives on 14 June 2017, in one of the UK’s worst disasters in modern times. The government has pledged [...]
Sadiq Khan sends letters to London Tory rebels calling for TfL support June 13, 2022 Sadiq Khan has sent letters to London Tory MPs who voted against Boris Johnson in last week’s leadership vote to ask them to lobby for improved Transport for London (TfL) funding. In an attempt to drive a further wedge between Johnson and his backbenchers, Khan said the MPs should “lobby the Prime Minister and the [...]
Exclusive: Sadiq Khan calls it a ‘national disgrace’ almost 10,000 tower blocks still have unsafe cladding like Grenfell June 10, 2022 Sadiq Khan has branded it a “national disgrace” that almost 10,000 tower blocks still have unsafe cladding, as the country prepares to mark five years since the Grenfell disaster. The London Mayor made his comments after data from the department for Levelling Up laid bare that hundreds of thousands are still at risk from living [...]