Number 10 was today blasted for not ‘following the science’ after bombshell documents showed ministers shunned a number of recommendations by their expert advisers before unveiling the latest suite of lockdown measures. The Government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) put forward two dozen suggestions about how to navigate the country through a second wave of … Read more
Wetherspoons is expected to announce annual loss after lockdown and 10pm curfew hammer sales Wetherspoons will announce its annual results for the year to July on Friday Local lockdowns and the 10pm curfew has restricted the pub group’s trading Pubs in areas of the north of England could be forced to close from Monday By … Read more
Moment revellers spill onto the streets and crowds party in Leicester Square as pubs and bars close at 10pm under Covid restrictions – amid warnings from Sadiq Khan that the Capital will be put under ‘inevitable’ lockdown Crowds were seen dancing together in the street on Leicester Square on Friday Footage taken just hours after … Read more
Pub landlords are to protest against Boris Johnson’s 10pm curfew this weekend as he and his ministers come under increasing pressure to explain how it is helping the fight against coronavirus. Venues across the country are being urged to flash their lights in an ‘SOS’ Morse Code pattern in the minutes after the enforced shutdown … Read more
Keir Starmer today refused to back Tory rebels threatening to vote down the hated 10pm pub curfew today – but also remanded it be scrapped. The Labour leader had been thought to be leaning his party towards opposing the highly contentious measure when it comes before MPs in the Commons on Tuesday. But he confirmed … Read more
Rebel Tories could join forces with Labour in a bid to put an end to Boris Johnson’s 10pm Covid curfew, according to reports. The group, made up of dozens of Conservative MPs, reportedly want to call last orders on the unpopular pub curfew – which has resulted in numerous mass gatherings at kick-out time as … Read more
The evidence that justifies the controversial 10pm curfew should be published, a leading Tory MP said last night – as fury grew over the huge damage being done to the hospitality sector. Commons science committee chairman Greg Clark demanded ‘transparency’ over the advice, as a Conservative council leader said the industry had been ‘thrown to … Read more
Britain’s hotly-contested 10pm curfew will not curb the spread of coronavirus unless pubs enforce staggered leaving times, a respiratory virologist has warned. Dr Julian Tang, from the University of Leicester, urged ministers to consider making pubs, restaurants and bars adopt a rota system where tables leave at different times, to avoid tougher restrictions. This, he … Read more
More than 100 hospitality businesses in the UK – including pubs, restaurants and hotels – have written to the Prime Minister demanding that Covid restrictions are reviewed every three weeks. The letter accuses the Government of making ‘this fight to survive even harder’ and warned that thousands of jobs will be lost if businesses do … Read more
Boris Johnson’s 10pm coronavirus curfew was branded a ‘sick experiment for a second wave’ by his own MPs – as the mayor of one of the UK’s biggest cities warned it was doing ‘more harm than good’. Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham said the government’s drinking deadline was pushing crowds into supermarkets to buy … Read more