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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
World
Rachael Burford

Fare rises and bus cuts warning as Government funding deal for TfL agreed

The deal will avoid London’s transport system falling into ‘managed decline’

(Picture: PA)

Transport for London on Tuesday reached a multi-billion-pound bailout deal with Government that will avoid the capital’s transport system falling into “managed decline”.

But London Mayor Sadiq Khan warned Tube fare rises and some cuts to buses were still on the horizon as the settlement leaves TfL with a “significant funding gap”.

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