London politics
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1 day agoTfL staff urge skilled worker visa rule change
Immigration rule changes risk forcing 63 TfL workers to leave the UK unless urgent transitional visa protections are granted.
Asked on Times Radio whether he thought 72,000 was a good wage, Mr Dempsey said: Well you can't afford to buy a house in London, even on 72,000. He added: I think workers should be able to afford to live in London. And if the average house price if you've got to be earning more than 100,000 to buy a house in London 72,000 is not out of this world.
Tube users have been urged to check before travelling this week as strikes by staff escalate, bringing services to an early finish on Sunday evening and closing the London Underground entirely for four days from Monday. The RMT union has batted back pleas to call off the industrial action, involving about 10,000 workers, as it attempts to secure a shorter working week as part of pay negotiations.