Sadiq Khan's decision to rename London's Overground lines has sparked criticism from various figures. Belinda De Lucy, a politician, expressed concern over the renaming, while a historian suggested naming a line after Irish laborers. Tory mayoral candidate Suzie criticizes Khan for what she deems as misplaced priorities and virtue signaling. The renaming, which involves earmarking £6.3 million, has drawn backlash for diverting funds that could enhance safety measures on the TfL network. Additionally, Khan's partial fares freeze is projected to result in a £500m cost over four years, with the TfL commissioner highlighting a £123m annual shortfall that the mayor is expected to cover.
'Disney-fication': London Tory criticises new Overground line names https://t.co/9L6MbvXkjD
Sadiq Khan’s partial fares freeze could cost him about £500m over the next four years, Transport for London’s commissioner has revealed https://t.co/NKbWKw9e6Z
New twist in @SadiqKhan fares freeze row as @TfL commissioner says he expects £123m a year from mayor to plug shortfall in income https://t.co/YC6CEhEgmi
✍️@Councillorsuzie: How are women supposed to feel knowing we can’t get better CCTV, which would cut down on the tidal wave of sexual violence on the TfL network because some of the cash to fund it has been syphoned off to rebrand Overground lines? https://t.co/vYn73Fu8Kz https://t.co/rTmV5nLjM0
✍️@Councillorsuzie: Sadiq Khan, off the back of announcing that he would knock a dizzying 10p off the price of a Tube journey, did a victory lap, earmarking £6.3 million so that he could rename our Overground lines Read here: https://t.co/7KfCs6HUTo https://t.co/0Okn5eAv6i
Tory mayoral candidate @Councillorsuzie, in an article in tonight's @EveningStandard, criticises @SadiqKhan's London Overground renaming as "misplaced priorities and virtue signalling gone awry" https://t.co/oeFTYkkYQT
There should be a 'Navvy' line! Historian says Irish labourers who helped build the railways should have an Overground line named after them - after Sadiq Khan was slammed for naming route in honour of Suffragettes https://t.co/spHQmG4TAS https://t.co/KaAxDttRWV
“King Khan’s Londonis a worrying sign of what’s to come under a Labour Government!” Belinda De Lucy criticizes Sadiq Khan's absurd decision to rename London's overground lines. https://t.co/epjkJNhWKP