Hospitality bosses have welcomed news that the government has ruled out additional Covid restrictions in England before the busy New Year’s Eve trading period.
Businesses had been calling for certainty, with bars and restaurants saying they had been left in limbo at a time of potentially lucrative bookings – or costly cancellations.
The industry had feared that Boris Johnson and ministers would toughen up Covid-19 measures in England, after the Omicron variant has led to a surge in Covid infections
Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have already imposed tougher Covid rules on physical distancing and the number of people who can meet, including the closure of nightclubs.
Kate Nicholls, the chief executive of UKHospitality, the industry body,
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