00:01The row over Oxford Street pedestrianisation is escalating. Conservative leader of Westminster
00:06City Council Paul Swaddle says Mayor Sadiq Khan has cheated the system by not carrying out a full
00:12environmental impact assessment. The government decided on the 4th of September that the scheme
00:17did not meet the legal threshold for one though. TfL says enabling works will begin imminently,
00:25with the first section potentially traffic-free in October. The Mayor's team says there was strong
00:29support from locals and businesses. TfL has previously published assessments of environmental
00:35and traffic impacts. Swaddle says residents should be able to understand the scheme's effects
00:40and how they could potentially be reduced.
