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Michael Hunter

Mary Portas hits out at government ‘sh*t show’ as high street businesses fear inflation

Mary Portas, the high street retail expert, was an advisor to David Cameron during his time in Number 10

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Mary Portas, the retail expert and former government advisor, issued a forthright verdict on the lack of leadership in Downing Street during the cost-of-living crisis, as new research revealed high street businesses see inflation as a bigger threat than Covid.

“We’ve just got a sh*t show going on now with central government,” she told the Standard.

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