Tube fares bombshell: Sadiq Khan told by ministers to hike fares above inflation until 2030

Labour pains: Sadiq Khan has been told by the Government to impose inflation-busting Tube fare rises - (PA Wire)

Tube passengers face annual above-inflation hikes until the end of the decade under a new Government edict, it can be revealed.

London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan has been told that Transport for London fares should rise by the RPI rate of inflation – currently 4.3 per cent – plus one per cent in each of 2026, 2027, 2028 and 2029.