The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has today remained insistent that London bus drivers DO NOT need to wear personal protective equipment. This is despite the number of public transport workers in the capital that have died from the coronavirus rising to 14. The London Mayor has been coming under fire today from transport workers and others who are reporting that transport workers are working in dirty conditions. 90 per cent of London’s buses and more than half of the cities tube services continue to run.
On his appearance on ‘Good Morning Britain’ this morning Mr Khan said TFL had sought advice from Public Health England, the Department for Transport and the World Health Organisation on whether drivers should have PPE. Mr Khan concluded “What they’ve told us is that PPE should only be used in care settings. You know the shortage there is of PPE for our NHS and care staff, as recently as yesterday we rechased the government to get advice on this. Their advice is quite clear transport workers should not be wearing PPE”.
Mr Khan did offer his condolences to the relatives of all 14 London public transport workers who have died during the pandemic. Mr Khan said “We’ve made sure we’ve had the most enhanced cleaning regimes we can do, we’ve learnt lessons from around the world so far example we make sure we use antiviral hospital-style disinfectant, regularly cleaning key touch points during the course of the day. So on the buses, not just the bus garages and depots but the steering wheels and the handles”.
Emeka Nyack Ihenacho is one of nine London bus drivers who have lost their lives to coronavirus in the UK. Mr Ihenacho was 36 and worked for bus company Metroline. Mr Ihenacho’s mother, Anne Nyack, criticised London Mayor Sadiq Khan, saying “He needs to get out there and have a look at the buses and see what condition the drivers are operating in. They are at risk, my son was at risk, sadly he died”.
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Current Affairs Correspondent | My name is Oliver Down I am 22, and a staunch brexiteer. I am a Bristolian lad who studied politics in Leicester. I believe in free speech and accurate journalism and I won’t be afraid to give you “the other side” of the story!
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