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Transport secretary backs London mayor’s rule for compulsory masks on TfL
Grant Shapps says it is for individual operators to decide on masks after government removes legal requirement
Grant Shapps, the transport secretary, has said he always “expected, and indeed, wanted” some train, bus and rail companies to insist on mask-wearing on their services, despite the government removing legal requirements for face coverings in England.
The minister said he backed the decision of Sadiq Khan, the London mayor, for masks to remain compulsory on public transport in the capital, even though the government had previously said it wanted to move to a system of “common sense” and “personal responsibility” when it comes to mask-wearing.
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