Night-time industry ‘gobsmacked’ at lack of help in Rishi Sunak’s bailout with £6,000 grants branded ‘almost offensive’
Nightclubs have warned that dozens of venues across the country will go bust if a “lockdown by stealth” means they are unable to welcome guests as near to normal as possible on New Year’s Eve.
The head of the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) said clubs are being “crippled” by the government’s decision to avoid a costly national lockdown in
England that would have triggered greater support payments to businesses forced to close.