Oxford Street will be pedestrianised as soon as possible, says London mayor

Sadiq Khan says regeneration plans for central London shopping street have received overwhelming support'

Sadiq Khan has said he will pedestrianise Oxford Street as quickly as possible", after two in three respondents to a public consultation backed plans to ban traffic from London's central shopping area.

The mayor's office said there was overwhelming public and business support" for the proposals to regenerate the street, whose lustre is slowly returning as department stores muscle back among the sweet and souvenir shops of dubious repute.