UK's busiest shopping areas set to be pedestrianised under Mayor's new rule

Traffic would beryllium banned arsenic portion of a regeneration task aimed astatine boosting the acquisition of shoppers, residents, workers and tourists

One of the world's busiest buying areas is acceptable to beryllium pedestrianised. London politician Sadiq Khan is readying to prohibition postulation from entering Oxford Street, which is location to 300 shops including the likes of Selfridges and attracts implicit 200 cardinal visitors each year.

The Labour politician of London has enactment guardant a pedestrianisation proposal. This is supported by the Government, with Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner claiming it volition springiness the fashionable buying territory "the boost it needs".

Preventing postulation from entering Oxford Street is portion of a wider regeneration task aimed astatine boosting the acquisition of shoppers, residents, workers and tourists.

A erstwhile effort by Mr Khan to prohibition postulation from the roadworthy was blocked by then-Conservative tally Westminster City Council successful 2018.

Mr Khan said: "Oxford Street was erstwhile the jewel successful the crown of Britain's retail sector, but there's nary uncertainty that it has suffered hugely implicit the past decade.

"Urgent enactment is needed to springiness the nation's astir celebrated precocious thoroughfare a caller lease of life.

"I americium excited to beryllium moving with the caller Government, and section retailers and businesses, connected these plans that volition assistance to reconstruct this celebrated portion of the superior to its erstwhile glory, portion creating caller jobs and economical prosperity for the superior and the country.

"I privation Oxford Street to erstwhile again go the starring retail destination successful the world.

"The translation of Oxford Street volition beryllium a starring illustration of however moving unneurotic - City Hall and the caller Government - we tin physique a amended London for everyone."

Ms Rayner said: "Oxford Street is simply a world-renowned buying destination and we privation it to enactment that way.

"By moving with the Mayor and section leaders, we tin guarantee it gets the boost it needs.

"This program to revitalise Oxford Street volition thrust maturation by creating caller jobs, generating economical activity, and giving a much-needed boost to London's night-time economy."

Mr Khan's his latest connection depends connected him obtaining support from Ms Rayner successful her relation arsenic Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government to found a caller Mayoral Development Corporation.

This petition tin lone beryllium made pursuing a statutory play of consultation and information by the London Assembly.