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Sadiq Khan: London needs post-war plan for Covid recovery
London mayor Sadiq Khan accused the government of failing to plan for the UK s post-Covid recovery (Getty Images)
A post-war-style programme is needed to breathe life back into London following the Covid-19 pandemic, mayor Sadiq Khan said today.
The mayor said the government had to accept that London was the “country’s biggest asset”, adding that “ministers can’t take for granted that once restrictions are lifted things will simply return to normal”.
He called for an extension of the business rates holiday beyond March and the furlough scheme beyond April, as well as a huge advertising campaign to draw tourists back to the capital.
The dramatic fall in visitors to central London has had a huge impact on its economy. Credit: PA/Newsquest London Mayor Sadiq Khan has called for “the biggest tourism campaign that our city and country has ever seen” after research suggested that central London has been hit hardest by the Covid-19 pandemic. The research commissioned by the mayor found that London’s Central Activities Zone, which includes most of central London and Canary Wharf, has been drastically hit by a fall of more than £10 billion in tourist spending last year, as well as reduced footfall due to more home working.
The dramatic fall in visitors to central London has had a huge impact on its economy. Credit: PA/Newsquest London Mayor Sadiq Khan has called for “the biggest tourism campaign that our city and country has ever seen” after research suggested that central London has been hit hardest by the Covid-19 pandemic. The research commissioned by the mayor found that London’s Central Activities Zone, which includes most of central London and Canary Wharf, has been drastically hit by a fall of more than £10 billion in tourist spending last year, as well as reduced footfall due to more home working.