Nearly 80 bus routes in central and inner London face being axed or cut back, it was announced on Wednesday, as part of a major shake up aimed at making “significant savings”.
Transport for London’s decision to launch a six week consultation on 78 of its 620 routes in the centre of the city - including some of the capital’s best known services - sparked a fierce row between City Hall and Boris Johnson’s government over who was to blame for the cuts.
