Lords blast Boris on Parliament Square

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London mayor Boris Johnson's scrapping of plans to turn Parliament Square into a pedestrianised plaza were slammed by members of the House of Lords this week.rnResponding to BD's exclusive last week on the shelving of the ￡18 million plan - a scheme by Hawkins Brown, German firm Vogt and DSDHA which hoped to attract 30 million visitors a year -peers queued up to criticise the decision in an hour-long discussion on Monday evening. Liberal Democrat peer and former London Assembly member Sally Hamwee quoted BD and urged Johnson to reconsider. "Be bold, Boris," she said. "Raise your sights to fulfil your stewardship of this world city".rnViscount Falkland said: "There is some urgency. The proposal would do us enormous good as a nation, do London good as a tourist destination, and make our lives and pedestrians' lives better."