UK - Pubs May Run out of Cash As More Work from Home - BBC

Hospitality firms have warned they face a collapse in demand at their busiest time of year due to the government's new work-from-home guidance.

The measures, designed to slow the spread of the highly transmissible Omicron variant, come in from Monday.

One trade body called them a "body blow" to already-struggling pubs, restaurants and entertainment venues.

Pub chain boss Clive Watson said some pubs could "run out of cash" without extra help from the government.

However, the government is not planning any new economic support measures.

'Christmas is key'

Mr Watson said the City Pub Company, which has 44 sites in England and Wales, was just starting to get back on its feet after a rough 18 months.

But he said the government was "turning off the life support machine yet again" by bringing back home-working.

"From about 10 days ago office parties started to get cancelled [because of Omicron]. Going forward after yesterday's announcement that is only going to accelerate," he told the BBC's Today programme.

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