On 20th July, I proposed a motion to Lewisham Full Council demanding that Southern has its franchise removed for repeated and sustained failure. With support from Cllr Liam Curran and all other councillors, the motion was passed. As a result the Mayor of Lewisham, Sir Steve Bullock, wrote to Govia and also to the Secretary of State for Transport demanding that urgent action is taken. Click HERE for the letters sent to Govia and Chris Grayling MP. See below for my speech intro

According to the rail unions, Southern Trains operator Govia - in agreement with the UK government - is now allowed an extra 33% more cancellations before penalties are applied. That means, you journey home from work after a long day, is more likely to get cancelled. Ask yourself, have you experienced a cancelled, broken down or disappearing train on the Southern network in the last few weeks? Are they using the excuse of unprecedented levels of sickness? Has the bubonic plag

My letter to the Evening Standard was cut short, but still published. Attached is the printed and here is the full version. Let's keep up the pressure on poor performing train companies. #SouthernTrains #PrivatisationFail #Govia