Covid-19 carriers ‘are refusing to get checked over fears they will have to stop working’ claims testing tsar, days after Downing Street ruled out plan to pay £500 to anyone who is positive Baroness Dido Harding said that fewer than six in ten members of the public are self-isolating when told to do so She … Read more
A Michelin-starred restaurateur joined scores of hospitality chiefs who tonight lashed out at Matt Hancock‘s ‘illogical’ plan to plunge London back into Tier 3 lockdown from midnight on Wednesday and warned that ‘cruel’ restrictions on embattled businesses will push the teetering sector ‘closer towards failure’. David Moore of Pied à Terre said the move ‘feels like Armageddon’ and admitted that … Read more
Hospitality bosses tonight lashed out at Matt Hancock‘s ‘illogical’ plan to plunge London back into Tier 3 lockdown and warned that ‘cruel’ restrictions on business will push the collapsing sector ‘closer towards failure’. UKHospitality chief executive Kate Nicholls said putting hospitality venues including pubs and restaurants in the capital back into the toughest shutdown is … Read more
Rishi Sunak is to double the cash handed out to the self-employed during the new lockdown as the Chancellor beefs up support amid increasing winter economic gloom. People working for themselves will be able to claim 80 per cent of their average trading profits during November, up from 40 per cent currently under plans outlined by … Read more