A panel of experts will draw up plans to revive town centres under a commission launched on Monday by Labour. The party published figures showing that over the last decade, high streets have lost 9,775 shops, 5,785 pubs, 7,400 bank branches and 1,195 libraries.
Shadow Chancellor Anneliese Dodds unveils Labour's six-month Commission on Rebuilding Our High Streets, bringing together retail chiefs, hospitality bosses and a union supremo.
They include Peter Kinsella of Liverpool restaurant Lunya, Karen Jones of Prezzo and Usdaw boss Paddy Lillis. Writing exclusively in the Mirror, Ms Dodds says: “The Tories don’t care what happens to our high streets. “We want to listen to the people that do: local communities and experts. “We need to act now
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