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Grayling feels the heat from Conservative MPs, the Daily Mail and voters over rail devolution

Lee Baker
29 December 2016
 

The Daily Mail today highlights that MPs of all parties and a majority of passengers disagree with the transport secretary's decision to reverse an agreement between the Government and the former Mayor to give TfL responsibility for the Southeastern commuter routes.

The influential, Conservative-supporting, newspaper says that "an overwhelming majority of commuters believe Chris Grayling was wrong to block moves to hand control of the Southeastern rail network to TfL". It also highlights that Conservative MPs have signed a letter to the Prime Minister urging her to overrule Grayling's decision after the "commuter hell" experienced by passengers.

A YouGov survey carried out for the Greater London Authority suggested that 58% wanted TfL to have more powers over train services.

The newspaper adds that a leaked letter "revealed that Mr Grayling had not wanted to devolve the power to TfL in order to keep it 'out of the clutches' of a Labour mayor".

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