Critics call time on 24-hour city claims by London mayor’s office

Old Compton Street in Soho, London. Questions have been raised about the state of the infrastructure supporting the capitals nightlife. Photograph: Roger Garfield/Alamy

Anyone who has ever wandered through London after midnight, looking for a place to go once last orders have been called, might find themselves agreeing with recent critics of the mayor’s office for describing the UK capital as a 24-hour city.

Michael Kill, head of the Night Time Industries Association, said he was astounded when he heard the mayor’s “night czar”, Amy Lamé, speaking on BBC Politics London, where she made the remarks.