Climate protestors who targeted Tube and Docklands Light Railway trains this morning were “extremely dangerous and counterproductive”, the Mayor of London has said. Sadiq Khan said the Extinction Rebellion demonstrators caused “unacceptable disruption to Londoners” by gluing themselves to trains. He urged them to work with the police to protest safely and lawfully in future. […]
Jessie Mathewson, Local Democracy Reporter
Jessie Mathewson is the Local Democracy Reporter for the Greater London Authority and London Assembly. She is based at the East London Guardian series of papers. She tweets at @_jessiewithani/jessie.mathewson[at]newsquest.co.uk.
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Silvertown Tunnel hits new delay after legal wrangle
Story by Tom Bull and Jessie Mathewson, Local Democracy Reporters Transport for London has been suspended from awarding a contract to build and operate the highly contentious Silvertown Tunnel, it emerged on Friday afternoon – hours after demonstrators blocked traffic in east Greenwich to protest against the scheme. One of the two bidders to build […]
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Anger at five-year wait for outer London bus improvements
A review of outer London buses will take five years to complete, prompting outrage from politicians across the party divide. The London mayor, Sadiq Khan, has now been accused of a “broken promise” for failing to prioritise transport in the outer boroughs. With bus use falling across the capital, Transport for London (TfL) recently reviewed central […]
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