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Noah Vickers

Oxford Street ‘not what it used to be’, admits Sadiq Khan as he pursues pedestrianisation

Sadiq Khan has confirmed that he still wants to see Oxford Street pedestrianised, as he admitted that the famous shopping destination “isn’t what it used to be”.

Asked this week about his ambition to ban cars from the street, which he first committed to in 2016, he said he was trying to use his “charm” to persuade Westminster City Council that pedestrianisation “is the right thing to do”.

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