UK hospitality warns reopening is 'far from a champagne moment'

Concerns mounting over the Covid variant first detected in India and the possibility that rising infections could delay the next phase of the government’s roadmap for relaxing controls in England

British prime minister Boris Johnson has been warned a fresh package of economic support would be required if rising Covid-19 infections prevent the further relaxation of pandemic restrictions next month.
 

Boris Johnson has been warned by British business leaders that a fresh package of economic support would be required if rising Covid-19 infections prevent the further relaxation of pandemic restrictions next month.

After the reopening of hospitality venues indoors across all four nations of the UK, the latest monthly assessment of economic developments suggests the country is on course for a short-term growth boom this summer.