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The Tory candidate for Mayor of London has announced that she will ban commuters from playing loud music or taking calls on loud speaker if she wins the upcoming Mayoral Election.
Susan Hall's radical proposals comes on the same day that a shock poll shows her closing the gap on her Labour opponent Sadiq Khan.
Ms Hall has suggested that if elected she will update Transport for London's (TfL) conditions of carriage to include a ban on people playing loud music.
Currently, only passengers that are under-16 and use a child's Oyster card are banned from playing loud music.
Under Ms Hall's proposal all passengers on any TfL service, which aside from the Underground also includes buses and the Elizabeth Line among other services, could face being kicked off public transport and being handed a £1000 fine as part of a clampdown on anti-social behaviour.
Tory candidate for London Mayor Susan Hall at Hammersmith Tube Station. Ms Hall has suggested that if elected she will update Transport for London's ( TfL ) conditions of carriage to include a ban on people playing loud music
Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan on a Victoria Line train at Brixton. A spokesperson for Mr Khan told the Evening Standard that implementing Ms Hall's policy could prove difficult
A YouGov poll has found Tory hopeful Susan Hall closing the gap on Sadiq Khan as the bitter campaign draws towards its conclusion
The proposals would follow in the footsteps of former Tory mayor Boris Johnson's alcohol ban on the Tube which was introduced in 2008.
TfL has since admitted the policy is rarely enforced. The Evening Standard reports that in 2023 only 24 passengers were prosecuted for carrying open bottles and cans of alcohol.
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