The Prime Minister will address the nation on Tuesday evening to outline new measures to tackle the sharp rise in coronavirus cases. As well as the curfew, the hospitality sector will be restricted by law to table service only. Kate Nicholls, UKHospitality CEO, said it is crucial the new restrictions "are applied with flexibility" with many in the sector struggling to recover from lockdown. (Image: AFP via Getty Images)"That the business rates holiday will continue next year; and an enhanced employment support package specifically for hospitality." Christopher Snowdon, head of lifestyle economics at the Institute of Economic Affairs, added the hospitality curfew "seems to have emerged from a random policy generator".

Source: Daily Mirror September 22, 2020 00:15 UTC