Labour to crack down on ‘dodgy’ candy stores in push to revive high streets

Party says American-style sweetshops - some under investigation for tax evasion - are ripping off public

A Labour government will launch a crackdown on dodgy" candy stores if it wins the next election, as part of plans to revitalise Britain's high streets.

There are more than 20 of the US-themed sweet stores on Oxford Street, London, alone. Many of them appeared during lockdown as high-street stalwarts closed down and landlords faced the prospect of long-term empty shops.