London Mayor Sadiq Khan underlined his credentials as a 'proud feminist' as he spoke at a Women of the World event yesterday.

Brian Woodhead, Customer Service Director of Transport for London, revealed there had been a two percent reduction in passenger numbers across TfL last week (pictured, commuters).

Sadiq Khan last night hosted People's Question Time at the Battersea Arts Centre in Wandsworth, southwest London, which has a capacity for some 640 people.

Sadiq Khan tweeted: 'London's St Patrick's Day celebrations are an annual highlight for many, so I'm incredibly disappointed that this year's event has had to be cancelled.'

It means thousands of councillors and elected mayors including London's Sadiq Khan - who called for the May 7 poll to go ahead as planned - will spend an extra 12 months in office.

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan says that steps could be brought in within a matter of days as the capital is weeks ahead of the rest of the country in terms of the curve of the Covid-19 outbreak.

Commuters crowded close together on a packed London Underground train this afternoon, despite official advice that people are at risk if they stand within two metres of an infected person.

The Mayor of London has hit out at people who continue to go to pubs and use public transport, warning he will 'infringe' their human rights if necessary.

Transport for London will temporarily suspend all road user charging schemes from Monday until further notice, to help critical workers move around the capital during the coronavirus crisis.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has slammed the government for 'not letting him attend Cobra meetings' as he tells Londoners to stay inside amid coronavirus crackdown.

Mayor Sadiq Khan said public transport should only be used for critical workers in a bid to stop the spread of coronavirus. But the reduced transport services have only exacerbated the situation.

The London Mayor has said Britons in the capital need to stay indoors to 'protect the ones they love' amid the coronavirus outbreak. Commuters were seen lining up to board the Tube today.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock delivered a stinging rebuke to Sadiq Khan saying the Tube should be running 'in full' so essential workers do not have to be close together.

London's Tube network is packed again today as the Mayor of London was accused of 'risking lives' after slashing number of trains at a time of national emergency .

The mother of a premature baby visiting her son in hospital, a special needs teacher and restaurant staff are among the victims of Sadiq Khan's refusal to increase Tube services across London today.

City Hall and No10 have been at loggerheads after commuters complained of packed tubes in breach of social distancing measures to tackle the coronavirus.

Carriages are packed with key workers again because of an insufficient number of trains to carry people with no choice but to go to work in central London to guide Britain through the crisis.

The Mayor of London claims 'too many people are not staying at home' and again insisted they could not run any more services as he admitted only around half of all trains are now running.

A total of 10 public transport workers in London have now died of coronavirus, Sadiq Khan has confirmed. He revealed more than 25,000 people are still working for Transport for London.

Angry London commuters today called the situation 'ridiculous' and a 'mess' as they shared pictures of crowded platforms and trains with travellers standing just inches away from each other.

The approach is meant to reduce contact between the driver and their passengers, but critics - including the families of Transport for London workers - insisted it did not go far enough.

The London Mayor has come under fire from transport workers who say they are working in dirty conditions while 90 per cent of the capital's buses and more than half of Tube services continue to run.

EXCLUSIVE: Hardworking drivers with families to support have been receiving as little as £153.32 per week, forcing them to choose between self-isolation and putting food on the table.

A south London bus driver is urging Transport for London and Sadiq Khan to put drivers' lives 'before profit' as the number of TfL workers dying with Covid-19 rise to 18 today. Lorraine, 63, said she is 'frightened'.

NHS nurse Michael Underwood slammed Transport for London and Mayor Sadiq Khan and compared his journey to 'jumping off a cliff.

Posting a number of pictures showing carriages in London packed with passengers, workers this morning have starkly warned that 'TfL is helping to spread the virus'.

Photos this morning showed commuters at London stations such as Canning Town and Leytonstone boarding busy trains.

Sadiq Khan today accused the government of putting 'dogma ahead of the national interest' as he urged ministers to agree a Brexit transition period extension with the EU.

JOHN ILLMAN - I welcome the news that London mayor Sadiq Khan is campaigning to make mask wearing compulsory for people travelling in the capital during the crisis. Others must soon follow.

London mayor Sadiq Khan has urged the Government to change its advice on masks to combat the spread of the virus. Debate is now being sparked, as the cabinet set about trying to get people back in work.

The Rail, Maritime and Transport union said it would not accept 'unsafe directives being handed down on high' amid claims that rail services will be increased by May 11 or May 18.

Boris Johnson today said the coronavirus pandemic could signal a 'golden age' for cycling, amid warnings passenger numbers on the Tube will have to be reduced to around 13 per cent of pre-crisis levels.

MATTHEW LAMBERT AT ROLAND GARROS: Johanna Konta's metamorphosis into a dirt-balling clay court expert continued as she beat Croatia's Donna Vekic 6-2, 6-4 at the French Open.

MATTHEW LAMBERT AT ROLAND GARROS: Stan Wawrinka outlasted Stefanos Tsitsipas in five hours and nine minutes of single-handed-backhand combat,

MIKE DICKSON AT ROLAND GARROS: It is a tale of the unexpected that the grass court season begins with a British singles player still otherwise occupied at the French Open.

MIKE DICKSON AT ROLAND GARROS: Dominic Thiem was in no mood to forgive or forget Williams on Sunday night after he was turfed out of a press conference to accommodate her.

Novak Djokovic will face fifth seed Alexander Zverev or ninth seed Fabio Fognini - who face each other later on Monday - in the last eight of the French Open after another dominant display.

MIKE DICKSON AT ROLAND GARROS: When Jo Konta was looking to revive her career last winter she teamed up with a coach who might be described as the tennis whisperer.

MIKE DICKSON AT ROLAND GARROS: Barely two months ago, Jo Konta was in the bowels of the Miami Dolphins stadium, desolate after being routed by Chinese player Qiang Wang.

MIKE DICKSON AT ROLAND GARROS: Jo Konta surged into the semi-finals of the French Open on Tuesday - leaving watching legends lost for words at the quality of her play.

MIKE DICKSON AT ROLAND GARROS: Jo Konta has been spending her spare time watching Romcom movies in Paris, and will have the chance to watch a few more after matches were cancelled.

EXCLUSIVE BY LAURA LAMBERT: On top of the £2m prize money for the winner, Sportsmail can reveal that Jo Konta would cash in a further £1.5m in bonuses with brands including Jaguar.

Back in October Jo Konta had no form, no coach, just one sponsor paying a paltry four-figure sum and a ranking that had sunk into the mid-forties. It was a very long way from the summer of 2017.

Jo Konta's French Open semi-final has been relegated to the third arena at Roland Garros on Friday and brought forward to the morning due to a very poor weather forecast.

Seventeen-year-old Amanda Anisimova produced a stunning performance to defeat defending champion Simona Halep in the French Open quarter-finals.

As the British number 1 gears up to play unseeded Czech teenager Marketa Vondrousova on Thursday, here's a look back on Johanna Konta's life and amazing career before the French Open semifinal.

MIKE DICKSON AT ROLAND GARROS: It seems incredible that seven years have passed since the trio who have dominated modern men's tennis have been together in the last four of a Slam.

MIKE DICKSON AT ROLAND GARROS: It transpires the teenager standing between Jo Konta and the French Open final on Friday could lay claim to being the Imelda Marcos of tennis.

Britain's Johanna Konta faces Marketa Vondrousova in her first Grand Slam semi-final before old rivals Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal do battle for a 39th time.

MIKE DICKSON AT ROLAND GARROS: French Open organisers were under fire on Friday night after seeming to call off play prematurely with Novak Djokovic in trouble against Dominic Thiem.