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Greater Manchester lockdown 'huge blow' for hospitality sector

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Jennifer Morris
21 October 2020

UKHospitality’s chief executive has blasted Greater Manchester’s move into tier 3 "another huge blow for our sector and a very bitter disappointment for hospitality businesses in Manchester".

Chief executive Julia Lo Bue-Said said the travel industry has "struggled" to get its "collective voice heard" by the government during the pandemic

"These businesses are either operating under extreme restrictions or closed altogether and this will only increase the pressure," said Kate Nicholls. 

“We need a practical and workable package of support for the whole of Manchester’s hospitality sector in order to keep these businesses afloat and jobs alive. Jobs, once lost, are not always easily revived and businesses closed not easily reopened.