TfL funding wrangle sparking brain drain as worries over Crossrail completion resurface

By Daniel Gayne2022-07-19T06:00:00

Senior figures leaving transport group as Elizabeth line still needs up to £275m of finishing money

Uncertainty around the future of Transport for London’s funding is contributing to a brain drain at the body with worries that it scupper the completion of Crossrail, bosses have warned.

Last week, the transport body’s emergency funding deal was extended by two weeks after it failed to satisfy the Department for Transport (DfT) demands for savings.

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