The vehicles are popular with visitors but their unregulated nature exposes passengers to vastly inflated fares – last summer a family of tourists were charged over £200 for a one mile journey – while traders in the West End and black cab drivers have long complained about the congestion they cause.
Why Sadiq and Zac should leave Andrew Gilligan in charge of London’s cycle plans
Boris’s reputation as ‘the cycling mayor’ means the plaudits and praise for improving cycle safety inevitably head his way But much of the heavy lifting has been done by Gilligan.
Labour slams Zac Goldsmith as a “serial underachiever”
A mock CV released by Khan’s campaign lists a number of criticisms of his Tory rival including the fact that he “voted with the Tory while 9 times out of 10” – a criticism which ignores that Khan routinely votes in line with the Labour party leadership.
Tories attack Khan over vow to use Mayor’s office to promote union membership
In a pitch designed to secure the backing of the Unison union, Mr Khan said he would “work with trade unions to promote workers’ rights and union membership by establishing a dedicated team in my office.”
Boris: ‘Sadiq Khan is a tool of the Tube unions who would duck tough decisions’
Boris Johnson has branded would-be successor Sadiq Khan “a tool” of the unions and claimed the Labour hopeful“isn’t capable of making the tough decisions” needed by Londoners.
