Rishi Sunak and Wes Streeting HuffPost UKRishi Sunak was told to fly back to the UK today to “get a grip” of the covid chaos hitting businesses. The chancellor has been accused of going “missing in action” after the Mirror revealed he was in California rather than at his Treasury desk. AdvertisementIt comes after professor Chris Whitty’s plea for Brits to consider cutting back socialising over Christmas prompted fierce calls for support from the hospitality industry. “It is quite clear that the impact of the current guidance and restrictions has been more hard hitting on an already beleaguered hospitality sector than expected,” she said. He told a Downing Street press conference: “I really think people should be prioritising those things – and only those things – that really matter to them.

Source: Huffington Post December 16, 2021 22:16 UTC