The Mayor of the East Midlands welcomed the Prime Minister to Derbyshire as she backed his plans to save “hollowed-out high streets”. Mayor Claire said: “Our local shops and high streets hold a mirror up to our economy. If that mirror shows us nothing but vape shops, gambling shops and crime, it destroys pride in place. Prime Minister Andy Burnham said: “For many people, the high streets they grew up with have been hollowed out and become unrecognisable over decades of decline. I said we would improve Britain’s high streets, and that’s exactly what we are starting to do.