"I'm in the retail business, not the circus business."
"New West End Company ensures that there is a body that can put significant investment into the West End, targeted directly to the needs of the area and particularly the customers. Great progress is being made to improve Oxford Street and make it a great destination."
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Source: Politics Live blog with Andrew Sparrow, www.theguardian.com.
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