So Sadiq Khan has decided that it’s a great idea to pedestrianise Oxford Street. I wonder if he has actually been there recently? For starters, Oxford Street is a key London east/west artery, the extension of the

Labour has lost a by-election to the Tories in central London amid the row over Sadiq Khan ’s plans to pedestrianise Oxford Street. The Conservatives saw their vote jump nearly nine per cent in the West End ward of Westminster Council to just under 49 per cent, with Labour down by slightly more than ten per cent to 38 per cent.

At least you will be able to walk from one closed down shop to another, or from the tacky American candy store to the mobile repair shop, without any risk of getting run over.