A war of words has broken out after a London Tory said he stood by his claim that recent closures at a Tube station are being caused by “skiving” transport workers.
Tony Devenish, a Conservative on the London Assembly, has been accused by RMT general secretary Mick Lynch of “spouting nonsense”, after he repeated his claims that frequent closures at Lancaster Gate station were being caused by staff actively choosing not to come into work.
