Robert Jenrick has had a good summer. Back in June, the shadow justice secretary caused a social media stir when he clipped a video of himself confronting Tube passengers walking through barriers. The minute-long piece – in which one fare dodger threatens the Tory MP with a knife – received millions of views and helped raise Jenrick’s public profile outside of the Westminster bubble. And now Mr S can reveal it appears to have had some real-life consequences. It transpires that after the publication of Jenrick’s video, the Transport for London (TfL) started cracking down on fare dodgers too.

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