Made in Spain, Paid for in London: Khan’s £86,000 Oxford Street Benches

Six Spanish benches are in place on the stretch of Oxford Street Lord Khan closed to traffic, with more than 50 more to come, at about £1,540 each and a reported order value of £86,000 before freight and installation. The wider programme plans £144m of capital spending, includes public borrowing despite the Mayor’s earlier confidence that third parties would provide the funding, and has not published a contract for the benches.