Sadiq Khan accused of 'misleading' public about Crossrail delay

By Jordan Marshall2018-10-04T12:51:00

The committee is saying it believes the mayor knew about delays about a month before they went public

Members of the London Assembly's transport committee have accused London mayor Sadiq Khan of misleading them about the near-year long delay of Crossrail.

Caroline Pidgeon, the committee's chair, said the evidence received showed it is highly likely that the mayor was informed on or soon after 19 July that there was very likely to be a delay.

The committee said Khan had told the London Assembly on 6 September that Crossrail had not informed him of the delay to opening Crossrail until 29 August, but said that Transport for London had "definitely" been told of a likely delay on 19 July.

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