OPINION - The Standard View: Tube and bus fares freeze may be cynical, but it is welcome

In a move signalling an election campaign must be under way, Sadiq Khan has announced a freeze to most Tube and bus fares. The Mayor of London said that pay-as-you-go fares, which represent roughly 80 per cent of Tube journeys and nearly 75 per cent of bus journeys, will remain unchanged until March 2025. Fares had been expected to rise in line with those for national rail, set at 4.9 per cent.