Travelling public safety fight

An estimated 8,000 black cab drivers clogged the streets around Whitehall in London yesterday (February 10) in demonstration against light-touch regulation of private hire apps such as Uber. Unite taxi drivers are calling on the government to raise standards to protect the travelling public.

In the video below, listen to chair of the Unite London & Eastern taxi cab section Jim Kelly explain why thousands of London’s taxi drivers, who operate the world-renowned black cab service, took to the streets in protest.