"This isn't about using the environmental impact assessment to stop the Oxford Street pedestrianisation. It's about trying to make sure that the scheme that comes forward and what we see at the end of all of this process is as good as it can be."
“Our position on pedestrianisation is simple — if you must to do it, get it right. A needlessly rushed scheme will be a disaster for residents and worse for business" says Cllr Tim Barnes
"I'm of the view that this project is probably gonna go ahead. The mayor's probably gonna get what he wants. But what we should do is make sure that it's the best that it can be" says Cllr Tim Barnes
“Labour signed off Mandela Way without ever checking the ground it was built on. Nobody did the basic homework, and Westminster taxpayers are now footing an extra £7.97mn bill for it, taking the previous Labour administration’s total waste to £56mn. This is at the same time as the Labour government is slashing £100mn from the council’s budgets" says Cllr Paul Swaddle
"The Mayor is trying to cut corners when it comes to ensuring this plan is safe for Londoners. That's cheating them of the reassurances they are entitled to, and the Government should not let him get away with it" says Cllr Tim Barnes
Tim Barnes: "Our position on pedestrianisation is simple, if you must do it, get it right. A needlessly rushed scheme will be a disaster for residents and worse for business... The Mayor is trying to cut corners when it comes to ensuring this plan is safe for Londoners."
Cllr Caroline Sargent, Deputy Leader of Westminster City Council, said: "This is a truly shocking case of someone deliberately and repeatedly cheating the system for their own personal gain..."
“Labour signed off Mandela Way without ever checking the ground it was built on" says Cllr Paul Swaddle. "Nobody did the basic homework, and Westminster taxpayers are now footing an extra £7.97 million bill for it, taking the previous Labour administration's total waste to £56 million."
Cllr Caroline Sargent said a number of concerned residents had contacted the council about the march, adding that Westminster bears the brunt of protests of many kinds and that she condemns any march or demonstration that promotes hatred, division or intimidation.
Mandela Way waste depot becomes the latest Labour failure uncovered by Westminster Conservatives' contract and capital review, taking total mismanagement identified since May past £56 million.
