Prime Minister Theresa May says the decision to stop Uber’s London operations was "disproportionate" and has put thousands of jobs at risk, reports the BBC. Last week Transport for London denied Uber a new licence to operate in London on the basis that the company is not a “fit and proper” private car hire operator with the licence set to expire tomorrow. "At a stroke of a pen, what the mayor has done is risked 40,000 jobs and of course... damaged the lives of those 3.5 million Uber users.” May added that she wants to see a “level playing field” and that a blanket ban is disproportionate”. Uber has stated that it will appeal the decision.