Legislation News – Page 33
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NewsLondon Mayor Sadiq Khan: Curfew doing “more harm than good”
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has joined calls for a review of the 10pm curfew, accusing the move of doing “more harm than good.” In an update to the London Assembly this week, Khan said that in his view, the curfew not only appears to be ineffective but could be counterproductive in curbing infection rates.The number of new cases in the capital rose by 394 on Wednesday (07 October) to 1,310, the third highest daily regional rise in the UK.
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NewsShutdown ordered in Scotland
Pubs and licensed premises in five of Scotland’s most populous areas will have to shut for 16 days from Friday, Nicola Sturgeon has announced.
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NewsCurfew vote postponed amid Tory rebellion
A parliamentary vote on the 10pm curfew was postponed last night amid a growing Tory rebellion over the measure.
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NewsMPs told of ‘severe and devastating impact’ of curfew
UK Hospitality CEO Kate Nicholls urged MPs to rethink the 10pm curfew yesterday, saying it was “crippling hospitality businesses”.
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NewsSunak: Don’t jump to ‘simplistic conclusions’ on virus transmission
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has defended his Eat Out to Help Out scheme, arguing people should be “cautious about jumping to simplistic conclusions” about causes of transmission.
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NewsTory rebels could overturn curfew in parliamentary vote
The 10pm curfew could be voted out as it has emerged a group of Tory backbenchers are prepared to move against the measure, the Telegraph reports.
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NewsThree-tier system could see return of full lockdown
A new three-tier lockdown system is under consideration for England, with the potential for harsher restrictions including the closure of pubs and restaurants.
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NewsOsmond: Loan schemes ‘dig further trouble’
Emergency government loans designed to help companies through the pandemic could turn “once-viable businesses into zombie basket cases”, Various Eateries CEO Hugh Osmond has said.
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NewsLegal challenge against 10pm curfew
A legal challenge is being prepared against the Government’s implementation of a 10pm curfew.
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NewsPlea for more targeted support
The sector is facing a “severe and deleterious cumulative effect” from a series of local lockdowns, and further restrictions on supply and demand in the hospitality industry, trade bodies have warned the government.
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NewsKhan: London at a tipping point
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has warned the capital is at a “very serious tipping point” in the fight against coronavirus, as he pushed for a review of the 10pm curfew.
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NewsSunak: No regrets over Eat Out scheme
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has defended his Eat Out to Help Out scheme, and described his frustration at the 10pm curfew.
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NewsNew restrictions for Liverpool, Warrington, Hartlepool and Middlesbrough
New restrictions on social contact have been announced in the Liverpool city region, Warrington, Hartlepool and Middlesbrough, banning different households from meeting in indoor hospitality venues.
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NewsHancock defends 10pm curfew
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has defended the 10pm curfew, arguing reducing social contact was preferable to allowing “hundreds of thousands of deaths”.
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NewsOperators launch cancel the curfew campaign
A campaign has been launched by hospitality operators across the country to force a U-turn on the government’s 10pm curfew.
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NewsNorthern cities face ‘complete decimation’ in trade
The North of England faces mass redundancies and boarded-up high streets unless coronavirus restrictions are reviewed, the leaders of Liverpool, Leeds and Manchester councils have warned.
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NewsNew volume restrictions
The backlash over coronavirus restrictions is continuing to grow, even as a raft of new laws were published.
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NewsSoho Summer Street Festival extended
The partial pedestrianisation of streets in Soho is to be extended until the end of October, Westminster Council has confirmed.
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NewsParliament’s bars exempt from tougher measures
Parliament’s bars will not be subject to coronavirus restrictions despite the implementation of tougher measures on the wider sector last week, the Times reports.
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NewsBurnham: ‘Curfew doing more harm than good’
The 10pm curfew rule is “doing more harm than good” and should “probably” be lifted, Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has said.