The upcoming London mayoral election has sparked a debate on the management of Transport for London (TfL) finances. Conservative candidate Susan Hall has been endorsed by Mark Harper, criticizing incumbent Sadiq Khan's handling of TfL's finances during the pandemic. Meanwhile, Labour MPs Marshade Cordova and Catherine West have defended Khan, highlighting his prudent recovery of TfL's finances and criticizing the Tories' proposed cuts. Hall, on the other hand, expressed gratitude for the government's £250m investment into TfL, emphasizing Khan's alleged mismanagement of London's finances and the need for additional funding.
Thanks to @Mark_J_Harper for meeting with me and to the Government for agreeing to invest £250m into TfL and the future of London. We all know Sadiq Khan has mismanaged London’s finances and has had billions in bailout money, I’m so grateful for this extra funding for Londoners. https://t.co/joOYUZqD5Z
This is nonsense. @SadiqKhan has prudently recovered TfL finances after the devastating impact of the pandemic while the Tories threatened cuts. Londoners deserves better than Susan Hall who will fail London like the Tories have failed the country. https://t.co/JjF0uzbUb8 https://t.co/Ifp6BsRNhb
The truth is @SadiqKhan got TfL through the pandemic without making the cuts to services the govt tried to demand. London deserves better than more of the same Tory failure we’d get with Susan Hall as mayor. https://t.co/Ifp6BsRNhb
The truth is @SadiqKhan got TfL through the pandemic without making the service cuts the govt tried to demand. London deserves better than more of the same Tory failure we’d get with the Tory candidate for Mayor. Don’t let the Tories fail London like they’ve failed the country. https://t.co/YibkuCbfnW
London deserves a Mayor who can balance the books without taxing the poorest motorists, or relying on taxpayers to prop them up. That’s why I’m backing @Councillorsuzie to be the next @Conservatives Mayor of London at the election in May 👇 https://t.co/aG57pmJJTP