Mayor hits back after PM accuses him of bankrupting Transport for London

London’s mayor, Sadiq Khan, has accused Boris Johnson of telling a “blatant lie” to the House of Commons after the prime minister accused him of bankrupting Transport for London.

The mayor is seeking a £4.9bn settlement for the next 18 months to keep the capital’s tube and bus services going with revenues collapsed because of Covid.

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