London Mayor Sadiq Khan has called for use of face coverings to remain compulsory on public transport in the British capital after government plans to relax Covid-19 curbs begin on 19 July.
Under the plans passengers on Transport for London (TfL) services - which include the city's tube, bus, tram and rail networks - would be required to wear a face covering after an England-wide requirement ends under plans set out by Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government. "I've repeatedly made clear that the simplest and safest option would have been for the government to retain the national requirement for face coverings on public transport," Mr Khan said in a statement. "I'm not prepared to stand by and put Londoners, and our city's recovery, at