Sadiq Khan launches review of TfL in response to official inquiry
by Gwyn Topham from on (#560A4)
Move by London mayor the latest in row with No 10 over 1.6bn Covid-19 bailout
The London mayor, Sadiq Khan, has launched an independent review of Transport for London's future funding and finances, in swift retaliation to the government-imposed inquiry whose terms and panel were announced on Monday.
The review is the latest move in a bitter row between City Hall and Downing Street over the 1.6bn bailout begrudgingly granted to the capital after TfL fare income collapsed with the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, as the public were warned to stay away from the tube and other public transport.
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