Elizabeth line boss urges Government to give staff greater protection from passenger assaults

Jorge Ortega, an Elizabeth line worker, died after an attack at Ilford station last December - (PA Media)

The boss of the Elizabeth line has called for greater protection for rail workers in the wake of a fatal attack on one of his staff at an east London station.

Mike Bagshaw, managing director of MTR Elizabeth line, backed a petition asking the Government to review - and potentially strengthen - measures to protect railway workers from violent crime in the wake of the killing of Jorge Ortega last December.