All Legislation articles – Page 9
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Analysis & InsightTier 2 prompts 50% sales dip for hospitality
Pubs, bars and restaurants in tier 2 of the government’s system have seen sales drop by half since the introduction of the stricter measures, CGA’s latest data shows.
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NewsGreater Manchester goes into tier 3
Greater Manchester will be placed into tier 3 coronavirus restrictions on Friday after talks to reach a financial settlement broke down.
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NewsKhan calls for curfew to be scrapped
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has called for called for the 10pm curfew to be scrapped, saying it “makes no sense” now the capital is in tier 2.
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NewsWorking lunch loophole
Working lunches could be exempt from coronavirus lockdown restrictions after an apparent loophole emerged.
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NewsManchester in stalemate over funding talks
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has said he was “surprised and disappointed” after the idea of a Hardship Fund to top up furlough payments and support the self-employed was flat out rejected by the government yesterday.
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NewsTwo-week lockdown: ‘Be careful what you wish for’
Operators who believe a two-week circuit-breaker could be a magic bullet should be “careful what they wish for”, UK Hospitality’s Kate Nicholls has warned.
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NewsNorthern leaders resist tier 3 restrictions
Political leaders in Manchester and the North East has resisted the imposition of tier 3 coronavirus restrictions by the government.
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NewsLondon to move into tier 2 from Saturday
London will move into tier 2 coronavirus restrictions measures from Saturday, with a ban on households mixing indoors, MPs have been told.
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NewsStar Pubs fined £2m over repeated pub code breaches
Pubs Code Adjudicator Fiona Dickie has fined Star Pubs and Bars £2m for “repeated offences” in breaching the code.
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NewsGovernment passes new regulations despite Tory rebellion
The government faced a 42-strong rebellion from within its own party over the 10pm curfew last night, but still comfortably won the vote.
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NewsSage urges two-week lockdown
Members of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) are urging the government to adopt a two-week “circuit breaker” lockdown over half term to save thousands of lives.
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Analysis & InsightGovernment ‘retrofitting evidence’ to support policy
The government has been creating policy without evidence, and then trying to “rapidly retrofit” evidence to support it, in the face of growing opposition from its own backbenches, MCA’s The Conversation has heard.
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NewsPubs can avoid closure with ‘substantial meal’
Pubs in tier three lockdown can avoid closure by serving a substantial meal, the regulations show.
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NewsSage advice: Curfews have ‘marginal impact’
The government’s own scientific guidance states curfews on the hospitality trade are only likely to have a “marginal impact” in the fight against coronavirus.
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NewsUKH to Gov: ‘Stop the blame game’
The government must “stop the blame game” and work with the hospitality sector, rather than hold it responsible for rising infections, UK Hospitality CEO Kate Nicholls has said.
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NewsLack of support for tier 1 and 2 businesses
Hospitality businesses in tiers 1 and 2 have a lack of support, despite facing restrictions including the 10pm curfew, UK Hospitality has warned.
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NewsNorthern leaders hold against harshest restrictions
Areas in the North West, North East, Yorkshire and Humber could have been placed into the highest tier 3 category, but local council leaders held out against the designation.
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NewsLondon could move into tier 2 this week
London could face new restrictions banning different households from mixing indoors as early as this week, mayor Sadiq Khan has warned.
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NewsPM confirms three-tier plan, Liverpool pubs to close
Boris Johnson has outlined government plans to introduce a three-tiered strategy to deal with local and regional outbreaks.PM
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NewsPubs and restaurants can remain open in North East, Yorkshire and Manchester
Pubs, bars and restaurants will be allowed to remain open in the North East of England under the new restrictions due to be announced by Boris Johnson this afternoon.