Recent comments made by Transport for London (TfL) have suggested that the Lib Dems may have originally supported the changes to the 463 bus route.
The Lib Dems on Sutton Council stated in a press release that they opposed the proposed changes to the 463 bus route, which would see it diverted off Croydon Road in Wallington, to serve Demense Road, Montagu Gardens and Maldon Road instead. This would mean regular buses going down quieter and smaller residents roads, and would also prevent passengers being able to disembark at Wallington Green to change for the X26 express service.
But Peter Bradley, head of consultation delivery at TfL, said: "The original wording on the bus route 463 consultation page on our website which stated that Sutton Council supported the proposal was approved by the council and then subsequently removed at the council’s request."
The original wording of the consultation was also confirmed by Steve O'Connell, your Conservative London Assembly Member for Croydon & Sutton.
The Lib Dems need to come clean on whether or not they supported this change originally. It is looking suspiciously like they have been opportunistic and changed their minds when they saw the amount of objection to the change.