A coronavirus government bailout worth £1.6 billion has been agreed to prop up the Tube and London's transport system. Meanwhile, mayor Andy Burnham said Greater Manchester was 'still waiting for a few million'.
He's previously warned the Metrolink system could be 'mothballed', or shut down completely, due to plummeting passenger numbers as a result of the Covid-19 lockdown.
The deal for London, announced tonight, is reportedly worth £1.1bn in cash together with a £505m loan. The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, had warned Transport for London would need to reduce services unless an agreement was reached by the end of Thursday.