Former London mayor criticises £25 admission cost and says children from capital should be given one free entryDuring their combative and often bitter rivalry,the former mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, or has fallen out with Boris Johnson over flexible buses,tube fares and policing the streets. Now the cost of visiting the Shard, the capital's latest tourist attraction, or is set to become another bone of contention.
Livingstone has called on his successor to subsidise trips to London's tallest building to ensure the original vision of public access to the tower is guaranteed. The Shard's viewing floor opens on 1 February with the cheapest adult tickets at £25,if bought online, £30 when bought in person and £100 for instant, and unbooked entry. A child ticket costs £19.
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Source: theguardian.com