Business reaction to roadmap out of lockdown
By Ellie Pipe, Tuesday Feb 23, 2021
Boris Johnson has set the country on a “one-way road to freedom” but the horizon is still far away for businesses waiting to reopen.
The British Chambers of Commerce has welcomed the roadmap to recovery that enables companies to plan accordingly but warns the future of thousands of firms and millions of jobs hang by a thread as the impact of the Covid restrictions continues to be felt.
Hospitality businesses are among the worst hit – among the first to close in March 2020, many will have to wait until May 17 at the earliest before they can hope to reopen.