Premises are closing at a faster rate this year than last, with 42 shutting their doors every day in 2021, up from 30 a day last year, the data from UK Hospitality said. The figures led one leading pub boss to urge ministers to ‘relinquish emergency powers and Big Brother micromanagement’ and open up the economy. UK Hospitality warned 30,000 pubs, bars and restaurants will close if ministers do not stick to the roadmap out of lockdown. Kate Nicholls, the boss of UK Hospitality, addressing the Confederation of British Industry yesterday, said: ‘For many businesses, they are clinging on with [their] fingertips. Pictured: A boarded up pub sits dormant in Manchester during the pandemic lockdownPub bosses labelled the change a ‘logistical nightmare’.

Source: Daily Mail March 31, 2021 21:35 UTC