Sadiq Khan’s headline manifesto promise was to freeze travel fares. He promised “Londoners won’t pay a penny more for their travel in 2020 than they do today.” This pledge is from his manifesto:
Throughout the campaign Khan dodged any and all questions about how this policy could be funded. And now we know why…
NEW: @MayorofLondon confirms fares freeze will not cover travelcards, daily caps, monthly Oyster cards
— Tom Edwards (@BBCTomEdwards) June 8, 2016
Khan won’t extend the freeze to the travelcards, daily caps and monthly Oyster cards. So the payment methods used by most commuters will continue to rise, despite Sadiq promising “Londoners won’t pay a penny more for their travel”. He’s broken his number one manifesto promise in his first month. This is a broken promise of Nick Clegg proportions…
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