Speaking to the London24 website about fears that funding for the Woolwich Crossrail solution will be cut, preventing it being ready for the opening of the line in 2018, Caroline Pidgeon said:
This would be a criminal waste of public money and a real betrayal of people in south east London
The Mayor and TfL should spend less time and effort pushing forward a new tunnel under the Thames designed primarily for private motorists and instead ensure that a public transport link across the Thames delivers to its full potential.