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Ross Lydall

TfL chief defiant over bonuses despite 600 fat cats earning £100,000 or more

Andy Byford at Paddington station on the opening day of the Elizabeth line

(Picture: Ross Lydall)

The capital’s transport chief says he will “make no apology” for offering bonuses to executives if Transport for London breaks even by next year.

TfL commissioner Andy Byford said the organisation was being weakened by an “exodus” of top staff for better paid jobs as it attempted to recover from financial “dire straits” caused by the pandemic.

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