00:01London taxpayers could face higher costs if West Ham United are relegated from the Premier League.
00:08That's due to changes in the London Stadium lease agreement.
00:12If West Ham dropped to the Championship, the Greater London Authority would receive lower rent under the 99-year deal,
00:20while public funding would be needed to cover the shortfall.
00:24London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan said that Londoners could lose up to £2.5 million a year,
00:30arguing taxpayers would be left covering the gap.
00:33He blamed the original 2012 agreement under former Mayor Boris Johnson
00:38for creating what he described as the worst deal imaginable for the stadium.
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