Transport secretary backs London mayor’s rule for compulsory masks on TfL

Grant Shapps supports use of masks despite government removing legal requirement

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Grant Shapps, the transport secretary, has said he always expected, and indeed, wanted" some train, bus and rail companies to insist on mask-wearing on their services, despite the government removing legal requirements for face coverings in England.

The minister said he backed the decision of Sadiq Khan, the London mayor, to carry on requiring face coverings on public transport in the capital, even though the government had previously said it wanted to move to a system of common sense" and personal responsibility" when it comes to mask-wearing.