By Peter Allen PUBLISHED: 04:01 EST, 20 January 2014 | UPDATED: 12:27 EST, 20 January 2014 Anne Hidalgo, who until recently was President Francois Hollande's Socialist culture minister A leading French politician described London as a ‘suburb of Paris’ today as the two cities continued a war of words over which is the most popular in the world. Anne Hidalgo, who until recently was President Francois Hollande’s Socialist culture minister before running for mayor of the French capital, said there was more crime in the English capital, less entrepreneurial businesses starting up, and fewer foreign visitors.
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Comments were made by Anne Hidalgo, who until recently was President Francois Hollande’s Socialist culture minister
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Said there was more crime in London and less foreign visitors
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