The Transport for London commissioner has been accused of 'smearing' campaigners by claiming they were spraying graffiti on the London Underground so they could clean it up on camera.
Earlier this summer, footage went viral of a group of volunteers so angered by graffiti-covered carriages on the Bakerloo Line taking matters into their hands to scrub them clean.
The team led by Joe Reeve, 28, attracted praise from Transport for London (TfL) train drivers and passengers who have thanked them for their efforts.
Mr Reeve, the founder of a policy group called Looking for Growth, has been critical of London Mayor Sadiq Khan - and his team wore hi-vis jackets with the words 'Doing what Sadiq Khant' on the back as they scrubbed away.
But £640,000-a-year TfL commissioner Andy Lord sparked a backlash after telling the London Assembly that he had 'evidence of people creating graffiti and then removing it', which he claimed was being probed.
