TfL investigates video of Tube worker handing out pro-Palestine stickers

Transport for London (TfL) said it is investigating a video shared on X that appears to show a London Underground worker handing out pro-Palestine stickers. 1 2 In the clip, a man approaches a woman in a TfL uniform at a station and says he heard her say "Free Palestine"; she hands him a sticker, which she describes as an RMT union item meant to be put up in windows. 1 2 The Evening Standard reported that by 10pm on Thursday the video had almost 200,000 views on X. 1

A TfL spokesperson said: "We are aware of this video and are investigating the circumstances. TfL staff are bound by our code of conduct, which does not allow the wearing or handing out of political material." 1 2 The video was reposted by Heidi Bachram, a campaigner on antisemitism and extremism, who wrote that such spaces "should not have divisive politics in them" and that she did not want to be handed a sticker by an employee; the Express adds that her Jewish family members were killed or taken hostage in the 7 October attacks. 1 2 Conservative politicians also responded: Susan Hall, Conservative group leader on the London Assembly, asked for it to be looked into and called it "totally unacceptable" if the person was on duty, while Tory peer Baroness Foster wrote that TfL "need to get a grip". 1 2

The Standard said some X users were unhappy with TfL's response, one calling for the worker to be fired. Both outlets said they had approached the RMT for comment, and neither reported the worker's identity, whether they were on duty, or any outcome of the investigation. 1 2 The Express added background on the Gaza war, including that Israel's attacks have reportedly killed more than 73,000 Palestinians, and quoted Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband from the Labour conference calling for two states and criticising Israel's occupation of Gaza. 2