Caroline Pidgeon has criticised Sadiq Khan for running the Superloop bus services using the polluting 'Boris buses'.
Caroline said:
“This is yet another example where the Mayor has pretended to be greener than he actually is, allowing older more polluting buses to operate in Outer London despite his pledge to clean up the region’s air with ULEZ. The Superloop should be using zero-emission buses throughout."
Speaking to ITV News, Caroline Pidgeon criticised the short-term approach of the Government to London transport, with inadequate funding deals that result in slower and ultimately more expensive projects.
Caroline said:
"The UK Conservative Government has once again failed to adequately invest in the future of London's public transport.
On the BBC's Politics London show, Caroline Pidgeon discussed the worrying rise in crime on the Tube.
Caroline and the London Liberal Democrats are calling for:
On the BBC Politics London programme, Caroline Pidgeon discussed the over-reliance on charities to fill in the gaps in services left by the underfunding of local councils.
Caroline said:
"The Conservatives have hollowed out Local Government over recent years, leaving charities to pick up where the state is failing.
In the London Assembly, Caroline seconded the Liberal Democrats' motion calling for the Government to drop the two-child benefit cap, and for the Mayor and the Assembly Chair to write to the Government urging for its removal.