Chuka Umunna’s West End Nightclubs Full of Trash Slur ‘Beggars Belief’
Shadow business ecretary Chuku Umunna has apologised for remarks criticising nightclubs as "full of trash and C-list wannabes".
The owners of some of London's most glittering nightclubs have hit back at shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna after he referred to West End nightspots as "full of trash and C-list wannabes".
In an open letter to the Labour MP, the proprietors of Raffles, the 151 club, JuJu and Jalouse wrote: "As a London MP, let alone shadow business secretary, it beggars belief that he would chose to condemn these businesses rather than champion them.
"Mr Umunna is clearly still not on the side of the British businesses whose success is so vital to economic recovery."
The writers, Khalid Virani, Julien Burlo, Joel Grey and Alex Nicholl, said that Britain's night-time economy was worth 66bn a year.
"Mr Umunna criticises an industry which brings in millions of pounds to the capital and provides thousands of jobs," they said.
Umunna, described as a rising star and tipped as a future Labour prime minister, issued an apology after the "inappropriate" remarks he made on a social networking seven years ago suddenly came to light.
In comments posted on the ASmallWorld website - described as "MySpace for millionaires" - Umunna, writing under his middle name Harrison, asked: "Is it just me or is there a serious lack of cool places to go in central London at the weekends?
"Most of the West End haunts seem to be full of trash and C-list wannabes, while other places that should know better opt for the cheesy vibe."
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Chuka Umunna's West End Nightclubs Full of Trash Slur 'Beggars Belief'