00:00 So the next general election may not take place for another 16 months.
00:03 So for the next 16 months we're going to work with this government.
00:06 We're lobbying this government in the autumn statement for some certainty around our capital for TfL
00:11 but also around the Bakerloo Line Southern extension.
00:14 As it stands, we are £500 million short in capital for TfL which we're lobbying the government for
00:20 in relation to renewal projects but also projects like the Bakerloo Line Southern extension.
00:25 We're going to carry on lobbying the government.
00:27 Of course I speak to Labour colleagues all the time but those are conversations that can't be realised
00:33 until after the general election.
00:34 So my focus in the short to medium term is persuading this government to invest in infrastructure.
00:39 The Elizabeth Line is a good example. If you build it, it will come.
00:41 There's a successful line now in the country.
00:43 We want more infrastructure which benefits not just London but the entire country.
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