RUSHES: Mayor of London opens new Overground lines

Mayor of London opens new Overground lines; ENGLAND: London: Highbury and Islington Station: EXT Sadiq Khan (London Mayor) interview SOT 113 stations It's a nightmare How did you choose the name? Spoke to industry experts Listen & engage Recognise heritage in London Not everyone will be over the moon Lioness line promised football coming home / What names did you reject Recognise the heritage Forgotten Suffrage was working-class women Remind of history of city / Did you think about sponsorship? Sponsoring a line would have been difficult Don't want chopping & changing / Would it be better spent fixing? Reality is the line needs billions Not willing to give promised improvements is it good value for money Within the budget / Is it virtue signaling? Not sure what she had against / GVS Sunak unveils route clapping photo op line names Sadiq holding Windrush line name Sadiq Khan holding Lioness line name platform tube leaves Commuters