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A dozen local authorities spent £16.8m on taxi fares, transporting students to and from schools in other areas.

In recent years, the company jettisoned metrics like class sizes and giving by alumni and added others, such as how first-generation students fare.

Single fares for the service between North Greenwich in south-east London and Royal Docks in east London are currently £6 for adults and £3 for children aged between five and 15.

An extra £151m will also fund a cap in single bus fares outside London, which rose to £3 last month, until the end of 2025.

Mr Ashford said it made him wonder how Netflix would fare with future live sports events, given the problems people encountered this time.