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Yet another No 10 party - the Met has to get involved

As news emerged of the "bring your own booze" party at 10 Downing Street attended by Boris Johnson, Caroline Pidgeon has formally asked the Metropolitan Police Commissioner to investigate a potential breach of the law.

Caroline said:

“Given concerns over yet another potential breach of the regulations and laws in place at the time, I am asking that the Met investigates and looks into all new evidence that has come to light.

Bus service cuts are affecting passengers all across London

After obtaining figures from Transport for London showing that 41 different bus routes have seen service cuts during 2021, London Assembly Transport Committe Chair Caroline Pidgeon said:

“These reductions are not just affecting central London, as TfL claims. People from Ealing Broadway, Golders Green, Romford and Stamford Hill are just some of the Londoners affected by these cuts.

E-scooters on the transport network: safety needs to come first

After an incident when an e-scooter caught fire aboard a Tube train, Caroline Pidgeon said:

“Clearly if there are safety concerns re private e-scooters then this needs to be addressed.

“Safety has to come first on the transport network, and given private e-scooters are illegal on public land, this seems to be a sensible move.”

Read the full story in the Evening Standard.

How can TfL's £12m bonuses possibly be appropriate?

As the news broke that Transport for London is offering £12 million in bonuses to senior executives this year, London Assembly Transport Committee chair Caroline Pidgeon said:

How can anyone consider it appropriate to look at bonuses for senior staff at a time like this?

Boris Johnson’s Government will now use the prospect of bonuses as another stick with which to punish Transport for London and the millions who rely on its services.

No more excuses - time for action on dangerous junctions

On 29 October, Caroline fomally received the London Cycling Campaign’s 7500-signature petition to the Mayor, calling for urgent action on dangerous junctions. It will be formally presented to the Mayor on 11 November.

Caroline met the LCC campaigners at the junction of Theobald’s Road and Southampton Row in Holborn – part of the Holborn Gyratory, where seven cyclists have lost their lives since 2008.

Caroline said:

“It is hugely regrettable that another petition calling for action to address such a dangerous junction and stretch of road is even necessary.

TfL should make Rotherhithe Tunnel restrictions crystal clear

After obtaining figures showing that thousands of motorists are fined every week for driving banned vehicles through the Rotherhithe Tunnel, Caroline Pidgeon has called for Transport for London to focus on prevention rather than fines, by making the tunnel rules as clear as possible.

Caroline told the Southwark News:

“With 76,000 Penalty Charge Notices awarded in the first eight months of this year, at least £5 million in fines, there is no doubt this is a useful income stream for TfL.

Yet again, Crossrail delays show a lack of transparency

After an inspection report showed that the central section of Crossrail will not be able to open until May 2022, Caroline Pidgeon said:

“Crossrail has been plagued with exaggerated claims about its progress and in the last three years opening dates have repeatedly turned out to be wildly over optimistic.

“Even at the beginning of the year it was being claimed that the central section would be open by this Christmas.

No excuse for continuing to restrict Freedom Pass travel

The London Assembly has unanimously backed Caroline Pidgeon's motion calling on the Mayor to reverse the restrictions that prevent Freedom Pass holders using their pass in morning peak hours.

Caroline said:

“The suspension of concessionary travel for 60+ Oyster photocard and Older Person’s Freedom Pass holders before 9am on weekdays was supposed to be only a temporary measure, yet it is still in place 15 months after it was first introduced and with no indication as to when it will be finally lifted.

Time has run out for excuses on Thameslink's dismal service

Caroline Pidgeon has written to the CEO of Govia Thameslink Railway, calling for the cuts to Thameslink services to be reversed and the service to be restored to the frequency that is already being achieved on other rail lines.

Caroline commented:

Thameslink's timetable has been significantly reduced during August, yet passengers are still facing last-minute cancellations.

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