KEN Livingstone met with tube users at Wembley Park Station today criticising disruptions on the Jubilee line and asking Mayor Boris Johnson to "get a grip" on tube services.

Labour’s mayoral candidate for next year’s elections met Jubilee and Metropolitan line tube users at the station as part of a series of visits by Mr Livingstone to every London borough this year.

He was joined by Brent Council leader, Councillor Ann John, and Valerie Shawcross, Labour's deputy mayoral candidate and transport committee chairman for the GLA.

Mr Livingstone highlighted figures obtained by the Labour Party showing that between January 9 and February 5 the amount of time passengers were delayed on the Jubilee Line increased by 26 per cent.

He said: “The Mayor promised Londoners that years of inconvenience and disruption caused by weekend tube closures on the Jubilee line would improve services.

"Now we have discovered he has broken his promise and has downgraded plans to increase services.

"We need action to cut the number of delays on the tube. I believe it is simply not acceptable that Jubilee line users have seen a 26 per cent increase in delays this year.

"It’s time for Boris Johnson to get a grip and sort this mess out.”

Cllr John said: “I’m delighted that Ken is spending a full day in Brent to listen to the concerns of residents.

“From tube delays to fare rises to police cuts, we have been let down by City Hall and we need a Labour Mayor who will work with us to improve the quality of life in our borough.”

Ms Shawcross added: “It’s time for Boris Johnson to stop passing the buck and making excuses for tube delays and take responsibility for sorting this mess out."

Mr Johnson said last week the tubes would be fit for purpose by July next year in time for the Olympics.

A statement from Transport for London (TfL) said: "The presentation of these figures is completely wrong and highly selective.

"The current London Underground performance figures clearly show that the number of delays - incidents that cause an initial delay to the train service of 15 minutes or more - have fallen by around seven per cent.

"The duration of incidents, which are often caused by passenger action or illness, or by other external factors, fluctuates from period to period and one month's data can not alone give an accurate picture of Tube performance.

"The full-year statistics revealed that excess journey time has declined by about 40 per cent since the formation of TfL in 2000."