Thank you for clearing that up BBKing. However, although his manifesto does say that he would hold a consultation about it, he clearly indicated to the electorate that he would abolish it it. I suspect that he knew it wouldn't be easy and used his manifesto as a safety net (or perhaps that's just my cynical nature
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He does seem to have an uncanny knack of backing the wrong horse when it comes to spending Londoners' money. Building a street crossing, that nobody really wanted or needed, at a cost of five million pounds, when the rest of the city is struggling to keep essential services going was an unmitigated disaster, in my opinion.
I summise by your precise, it would appear that perhaps both the Evening Standard and BoJo's team are regretting their unholy alliance and are maybe wishing they hadn't got into bed with each other two years ago to oust Ken Livingstone.