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M&S accuses Gove of ‘grandstanding’ over Oxford Street decision

2022-06-22T06:00:00

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Retailer tears into secretary of state after ordering public inquiry into Pilbrow’s proposals to flatten flagship store

Marks & Spencer has accused Michael Gove of “grandstanding” after he ordered a public inquiry into the retailer’s Pilbrow & Partners-designed plans to demolish and rebuild its flagship Oxford Street store in London.

It said it was “bewildered and disappointed at [his] baseless decision to call in the proposed redevelopment of our Marble Arch site”.

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