Dodgy high street shops face crackdown as MPs warn town centres are being ‘hijacked’

The government has pledged to crack down on illegal high street shopfronts as MPs warned that town centres were being undermined by organised crime, empty units and weaker footfall.
Speaking during a Westminster Hall debate on high street regeneration and unlawful storefronts, housing, communities and local government minister Nesil Caliskan said the government would publish a cross-government high street strategy later this year.
The strategy will be backed by £300m to support retail, lei