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Deprived London areas 'more likely to suffer poor transport'

BORIS JOHNSON has put roadblocks in front of poor Londoners’ employment prospects, Labour’s London Assembly spokeswoman claimed yesterday.

According to a new report from Val Shawcross, high-density deprived areas of London are more likely to have poor access to transport.

She pointed out that Tory Mayor Mr Johnson has overseen a 40 per cent cut to bus subsidies since coming to office in 2008.

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