Robert Jenrick has had a good summer. Back in June, the shadow justice secretary caused a social media stir when he clipped a video of himself confronting Tube passengers walking through barriers. The minute-long piece – in which one fare dodger threatens the Tory MP with a knife – received millions of views and helped raise Jenrick’s public profile outside of the Westminster bubble. And now Mr S can reveal it appears to have had some real-life consequences. It transpires that after the publication of Jenrick’s video, the TfL started cracking down on fare dodgers too.

A Freedom of Information response to Steerpike’s questions on fare dodgers has revealed that penalty fares issued this year have surged on those dished out in 2024. Compared to the May to June period last year, the number of

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