Cities of London & Westminster MP, Nickie Aiken has today called on the Prime Minister to share her aspiration to see to Central London’s theatrical and cultural venues reopen as soon as possible. 

At Prime Minsters Questions, Nickie asked the following. 

“Mr Speaker, my constituency sits at the heart of our great metropolis, the Cities of London and Westminster is home of the West End and theatres and cultural venues such as the Royal Albert Hall, the London Palladium and Barbican Centre attracting visitors from across the globe and will help power our economic recovery. Does my Right Honourable Friend share my aspiration to see these venues open as soon as it is safe to do so and ensure the show must go on.” 

In response to her question the Prime Minster affirmed his commitment to reopening venues as soon as is safely possible and recognised the economic importance of London’s cultural and theatrical venues.   

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