Amid reports that the city is
highly likely to move to Tier 3 this week, operators across the capital face the prospect of having to close their doors again; just two weeks after being allowed to reopen following the month-long national lockdown in England.
Des Gunewardena, CEO and co-founder of high-end restaurant group D&D London, says he hopes the move will not happen, but if it does has demanded the Government fully compensate businesses for their loss of earnings in what would usually be one of the busiest weeks of the year. In the context of the complete lack of evidence that there are significant Covid infections happening in restaurants, to close restaurants and cancel bookings in what is normally THE busiest week of the year would feel like an almost gratuitous kick in the teeth to London restaurants, he says.