as we discussed earlier, the prime minister was challenged repeatedly today about guidance on socialising in the run up to christmas. the hospitality sector is worried about the potential impact over the next few weeks, as our business correspondent emma simpson has been finding out. they re all ready for the christmas season at this small wine bar and restaurant, but on monday, the phone started ringing. we ve lost, in the last 24 hours, about £8,500 worth of business. we had a group booking for today cancelled, a group booking for an event out of house at their offices cancelled tonight, and a further three groups later in the week. on paper, nothing s changed for hospitality today. it should be business as usual. but there s a bit of a chill wind starting to blow through this sector, with some customers getting cold feet. but there are also plenty who have no intention of cancelling any big christmas nights out. we re going to one a week on saturday, and we re not pulling out.
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