Criticism has mounted against London Mayor Sadiq Khan for his decision to rename London's Overground lines, with detractors labeling the move as a misuse of priorities and a form of 'virtue signalling gone awry'. Belinda De Lucy and Tory mayoral candidate Councillor Suzie have both voiced their disapproval in public statements. Additionally, Khan's recent announcement of a 'dizzying' 10p reduction in Tube journey prices, followed by a £6.3 million allocation for the renaming project, has sparked further controversy. Concerns have been raised about the impact on safety, particularly regarding the funding of CCTV to combat sexual violence on the TfL network, which some argue is compromised by the financial diversion. Meanwhile, Khan's proposal for a tribute to transgender sex workers as part of Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth shortlist has also faced backlash. The financial implications of Khan's policies, including a partial fares freeze, are significant, with Transport for London's commissioner disclosing a potential cost of about £500 million over the next four years.
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
'What sort of deranged, woke thing do you think the Mayor of London will do? And he's gone and done it.' Fraser Myers reacts to Sadiq Khan's shortlist of designs for Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth, which includes a tribute to transgender sex workers. https://t.co/5NbZB5kye1
✍️@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
“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