Hospitality workers protest in Parliament Square against Covid-19 restrictions

Hundreds of hospitality workers gathered in Parliament Square, central London, to protest against tougher coronavirus restrictions and urge the government to provide more financial support for the industry.

Ronnie Murray, a chef who's appeared on BBC's The Great British Menu, said, "The 10 o'clock curfew is crazy, it doesn't make any sense.

"Everyone's now out at 10 o'clock which, living in central London, puts pressure on the tube network, everyone's out at the same time."

Mr Murray, who's the Chef Director at Peckham Manor, continued: "It looks as if restrictions have been put in place without anyone in the industry being consulted."

The protest comes days after businesses in the hospitality sector called for more support after Sage minutes showed that curfews were likely to have a marginal impact on the transmission of the virus. 

UK Hospitality’s chief executive Kate Nicholls said: “The curfew was brought in without any compelling evidence that it would impact [the spread of] Covid-19. Now we see that the recommendations were that it would barely help.

“It is squeezing the remaining life out of businesses and must be reconsidered, at the very least in those areas where infection rates are low.”

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