Robert Jenrick wants fare-dodgers video to ‘shame people into action’

Shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick has said he hopes his video confronting fare evaders on the London Underground will “shame people into action”.

Speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live’s Matt Chorley, Jenrick said activities such as fare dodging along with graffiti and playing music on public transport were “chipping away at society”.

Asked if his party’s policy of austerity was a contributing factor, Jenrick said he believed in being “honest about the mistakes of the last Conservative government”.

Responding to Jenrick’s video, Transport for London (TfL) said fare evasion was “unacceptable” and that it was expanding its team of investigators to “target the most prolific fare evaders”.

In the video, which has had…