Mary Portas singled out Ely in Cambridgeshire in her report on her high street review as a bad example of high street retail policy in action. Here local council leader Peter Moakes angrily rejects her claims.

I was initially excited to hear that Mary Portas had produced a report which highlighted the importance of placing markets and the community at the heart of our city centres.For in Ely in Cambridgeshire that is exactly what we have done.