London Assembly to question Mike Brown why "nobody seems willing to take responsibility" for scheme's problems
Transport for London chief Mike Brown is set to face the London Assembly's transport committee later this morning to answer more questions about the late-running Crossrail scheme 鈥 just days after the same committee questioned whether he was fit to continue in the role.
On Tuesday, the committee's report, called Derailed: Getting Crossrail back on track, said Brown 鈥渕ust reflect on whether he is fit to continue to fulfil his role鈥 following the Crossrail debacle.
It accused Brown of 鈥渕anaging鈥 communications to London mayor Sadiq Khan and added: 鈥淚nstead of communicating risks head on, these were downplayed in the weekly updates to the mayor.鈥
A TfL spokesperson said: 鈥淚t is clear that the responsibility for the delay to the Crossrail project lies with the former management of Crossrail Ltd. It is entirely incorrect to suggest the transport commissioner, or anyone at TfL, kept any information from the mayor."
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In a tweet published yesterday, the Assembly said: "Though 's chairman stepped down, evidence suggests that Commissioner Mike Brown was at the centre of decisions to dilute information to .
"We are questioning him tomorrow about why nobody seems willing to take responsibility."
Though 's chairman stepped down, evidence suggests that Commissioner Mike Brown was at the centre of decisions to dilute information to .
鈥 London Assembly (@LondonAssembly)
We are questioning him tomorrow about why nobody seems willing to take responsibility.
It said Wolstenholme's 鈥渁ttitude is symptomatic of a culture that, while encouraging unchecked optimism, has also encouraged a denial of responsibility鈥.
Brown will front the Assembly at 10am today, less than a week before Crossrail chief executive Mark Wild is due to confirm a revised opening window for the scheme.
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