The government’s suggestion that hospitality is to blame for the uptick in coronavirus cases is “soul destroying” and unfounded, MCA’s The Conversation has heard. Speaking at the event, Roadchef CEO Mark Fox said that ministers’ “sideways” accusations that hospitality businesses have had a part to play in disease transmission has “been pretty soul destroying”, given the extent to which many operators have gone to ensure their sites are safe. Also on the panel, Anglian Country Inns MD James Nye said the shift in government messaging suggests there is ”a storm on the horizon,” whilst UK Hospitality CEO Kate Nicholls argued that without a clear reason for the implementation of a curfew, it’s unlikely to produce the desired results.