During a heated exchange at City Hall, former Tory mayoral candidate Susan Hall expressed disdain for Mayor Sadiq Khan, stating she would throw him into a 'black hole.' Khan addressed the £22 billion financial shortfall facing the government, insisting solutions involve increasing revenues or making cuts. Hall criticized Khan's decision to freeze transport fares, claiming it cost Transport for London (TfL) £1 billion. Khan defended his actions, highlighting fare reductions compared to previous mayor Boris Johnson's term, which he argued led to worse financial outcomes for Londoners.
I can't run away from the fact that one of the inheritances of the new Government is a black hole to the tune of 22bn.
You've got to stop going on about things that happened nearly nine years ago, Mr Mayor, and start taking responsibility.
Since I've been mayor, compared to inflation, they're 21 per cent less.
You freeze fares - if you hadn't done that, there'd be an extra 1bn in TfL.
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