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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Rachael Burford

Westminster Council appeals judge ruling that led to Leicester Square busker ban

A legal order to ban buskers in Leicester Square is being appealed by Westminster Council for being “too restrictive”.

Musicians blasting out songs on a daily basis in the West End tourist hotspot was compared to “psychological torture” by a judge, who ordered the town hall to pull the plug earlier this year.

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