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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Aletha Adu Political correspondent

Labour to crack down on ‘dodgy’ candy stores in push to revive high streets

A display of sweets, royal mugs and gold models of Big Ben in the window of a candy store
Many of the US-themed sweet shops sprang up during lockdown. Photograph: Eleventh Hour Photography/Alamy

A Labour government will launch a crackdown on “dodgy” candy stores if it wins the next election, as part of plans to revitalise Britain’s high streets.

There are more than 20 of the US-themed sweet stores on Oxford Street, London, alone. Many of them appeared during lockdown as high-street stalwarts closed down and landlords faced the prospect of long-term empty shops.

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