Caroline's news

Since the bailout for Transport for London was agreed, so many questions remain unanswered about its implications.

Here are just some of the questions that Caroline has been pursuing:

• How are restrictions to the Freedom Pass by TfL even possible when it is both administered and funded by London Councils?
• How will free travel for school children operate if, as proposed by Government, schools start to return after half term?

Caroline Pidgeon, Liberal Democrat London Assembly Member and member of the London Assembly Oversight Committee, commenting on the ruling by the Independent Office for Police Conduct into allegations that Boris Johnson used his position while Mayor of London to benefit and reward the American businesswoman Jennifer Arcuri, said:

Caroline questioned the Minister for London on:

• his involvement in the Transport For London bailout negotiations;
• concerns over government potentially restricting devolved transport powers;
• and whether he supported the Liberal Democrats call for a public inquiry into how coronavirus has been handled.

Caroline Pidgeon is urging the Metropolitan Police Service to drop its controversial use of Live Facial Recognition (LFR) technology, until a whole range of serious concerns about its use are fully addressed.