Sadiq Khan, Oxford Street
Labour loses central London by-election to Tories amid row over Sadiq Khan's Oxford Street plans
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.
London’s Oxford Street to be pedestrianized under new mayoral plans
London’s famed Oxford Street could finally be pedestrianized, according to new plans announced by city mayor Sadiq Khan on Tuesday, following years of debate about how to revitalize the area.
London's Oxford Street could go traffic-free under mayor's plan
London's Oxford Street, home to some of the British capital's most famous shops from Selfridges to Marks & Spencer, could be pedestrianised to attract more shoppers under a plan announced by city mayor Sadiq Khan on Tuesday.
Council locks horns with Sadiq Khan over plans to pedestrianise Oxford Street
Among the concerns raised in Westminster Labour’s letter are how it will protect access for older people, people with disabilities and families with young children.
How London’s Oxford Street could look if traffic is banned under Sadiq Khan’s new plans
Now the London Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced plans to stop traffic on the iconic street which sees around 500,000 visitors each day. If the plan gets green light from the London Assembly, the road could be turned into a traffic-free pedestrianised avenue inspired by New York’s Times Square and Barcelona’s Las Ramblas.
New plans revealed to pedestrianise Oxford Street
This follows the Labour mayor's previous attempt to pedestrianise part of the world-famous shopping street in 2018, which was blocked by the then-Conservative local authority. The
Pedestrianised Oxford Street could be 'terror target', council warns Sadiq Khan
The head of Westminster Council has claimed Sadiq Khan’s plan to pedestrianise Oxford Street could increase crime and even make it a target for terrorists.
London mayor reveals plans to pedestrianize iconic Oxford Street
The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan on Tuesday launched proposals to transform the city's iconic Oxford Street into a "world class" public realm which is "green," "healthy," "safe" and increases footfall and spending in shops.
Westminster City Council offers lukewarm response to Khan’s Oxford Street pedestrianisation plans
Scheme appears to be a relaunch of previous 2017 proposals, shared by the mayor without consultation with the local council
London’s mayor announces plan to pedestrianise Oxford Street
London’s Oxford Street will be pedestrianised under proposals set out on Tuesday by Sadiq Khan, the city’s mayor, as he tries to make the famous thoroughfare “the leading retail destination in the world”.
Sadiq Khan’s Oxford Street pedestrianisation plan explained
Cyclists will be banned from riding through the pedestrianised section of Oxford Street under Sadiq Khan’s plans to ban traffic from the thoroughfare.The mayor announced on Tuesday that he had secured Government support to re-boot seven-year-old plans to make the “nation’s most famous high street” traffic-free,
A car-free Oxford Street does sound dreamy, but there’s a problem: buses
An Oxford Street with no cars is a charming fantasy. But ignore the "red wall of metal" at your peril, writes James Ford ...
The Labour vs Labour battle for Oxford Street
Two years ago Labour won control of Westminster for the first time ever, a huge electoral prize. That was not achieved by ...
Oxford Street: a return to former glories?
Sadiq Khan hopes to restore the fortunes of the famous London shopping street but is pedestrianisation the way forward?
Oxford Street was a mecca for Millennials like me, I don’t think Gen Z will ever experience that
Growing up in sleepy North Devon, London’s Oxford Street epitomised everything I felt deprived of—fashion, excitement, hustle ...