The eye-watering amount of taxpayers' cash that Sadiq Khan is shelling out on cleaning costs has been revealed - just days after fed-up commuters stepped up to do the job themselves.
As it stands, British taxpayers currently bleed £12.9million each month for the seemingly-absent graffiti cleaning on the London Underground.
The sum works out to £3.2million every week and £461,310 every day for the cleaning service provided by company ABM Facility Services, Guido Fawkes claimed.
The shocking revelation comes as GB News' Tom Harwood, along with the Looking For Growth campaign, took matters into his own hands to "do what Sadiq Khan't" over the weekend.
‘Pull your socks up!’ Tom Harwood rages at Sadiq Khan after taking matters into his own hands with London tube cleanupGB NEWSArmed with a bucket, cleaning spray and a cloth, the GB News presenter and other campaigners snatched headlines on Sunday by scrubbing graffiti off the capital's Bakerloo line in a fightback against the Mayor's oversight over the "broader decline of London".
Speaking to a camera as he cleaned a Bakerloo line carriage, Tom said: "So have a look at what we've been doing to this tube train. As we know, the Bakerloo line is absolutely riddled with graffiti.
"Well, not anymore, at least not so much. On this particular carriage we have been wiping away.
"We have been using eco-cleaner, I'm sure you're glad to know. It shows just how easy it is. TfL, get a move on. If a couple of guys with some cheap graffiti remover make it look slightly less terrible. You can too."
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Transport for London (TfL) claimed that the train that Tom filmed cleaning was only smothered in spray paint because "a track defect in the depot meant we were unable to use our automatic train wash for a few weeks".
During this time, carriages could only be scrubbed manually - as Tom and the campaigners did - which is a process that "takes a significantly longer amount of time" compared to normal automated cleaning.
Since repairs were completed, normal washing operations have resumed as usual.
TfL reported that "all our fleet has been washed externally and the overall condition of the fleet is beginning to improve," whilst maintaining that seats are "brushed and checked daily prior and post going into service."
Tom used eco-cleaning spray to clean up the Underground
XLast month, the city authority ceded that "the fleet has recently seen a significant increase in the number of graffiti incidents" with the Bakerloo and Central lines bearing the brunt of the damage.
However, disgruntlement amongst Londoners over the state of the Underground has been brewing for much longer, with the leader of the campaign group mentioning that the issue spans beyond public transport.
"Sadiq has been mayor for a while and has said in videos he’s proud of what he’s achieved," he said.
"I - and a lot of people - feel pretty frustrated with him," he told the Standard.
"There’s the housing crisis and NIMBYism (not in my backyard). He could solve this problem, but he isn’t doing that. He’s blocking high-rise buildings which could actually help. Everything’s getting worse under him."
GB News has approached TfL for comment.
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