Hall Blasts Khan’s ‘Ego’ as London Sphere Plans Cancelled

The Madison Square Garden group has now abandoned plans to build a Vegas-style entertainment “sphere” in Stratford after accusing the development of becoming a “political football“. They didn’t mince their words in a letter to the planning inspectorate:

“After spending millions of pounds acquiring our site in Stratford and collaboratively engaging in a five-year planning process with numerous governmental bodies, including the local planning authority who approved our plans following careful review, we cannot continue to participate in a process that is merely a political football between rival parties“.