Timothy Barnes
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Cllr for West End & Deputy Leader @citywestminster | Fmr Parliamentary Candidate, Cities of London and Westminster | c/o 90 Ebury St, Westminster SW1W 9QD
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This morning I was on #OxfordStreet for interviews with Tom Edwards and BBC London when an ambulance with siren and lights on came up Regent Street and wanted to turn left on to Oxford St. The TfL marshal didn't seem in any particular hurry and told them to find another route. They wasted 1 and a 1/2 mins. Let's hope it was not life-critical. The barriers are supposed to be able to be dropped for blue light services but they have been padlocked, which makes that slow and difficult. Not that anyone tried this time. There was a similar issue that I witnessed last week when an ambulance came south on one of the crossing points. In that instance, the paramedics gave up trying to get through and left the ambulance to run along the street to a lady who had fallen. These issues need urgent resolution. There are few things that are more fundamental than making sure people are - and feel they are - safe. CLWCA The Two Cities #TwoCities Evening Standard Westminster City Council London Ambulance Service
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