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54% of firms say the business support provided by the UK Government in response to Plan B measures is not sufficient in the short term

"News of the end of work from home guidance will be welcomed by business, particularly those based in city and town centres which rely on footfall from office workers."

Businesses are continuing to tell us they are struggling with high levels of absence due to Covid and will welcome the news it is judged safe to further reduce the isolation period. But too

Businesses will breathe a sigh of relief that there are to be no further covid restrictions to add to their mounting difficulties. Many already have their backs to the wall as they juggle with

“These measures will provide some welcome respite to many of those businesses who have been hit hardest by the latest Covid measures."

“With the UK recording its highest ever number of Covid cases in a single day, and this being set to rise further in the coming days and weeks, businesses now face the two-punch combination

The warning came in a letter sent to the Chancellor this morning, co-signed by British Chambers of Commerce Director General, Shevaun Haviland, and BCC President, Baroness Ruby McGregor-Smith CBE.

“We have been calling on the UK Government for several months to set out what contingency plans for business would look like if further restrictions were needed this winter. Yet again, firms are now

This will be huge disappointment to the thousands of businesses that were relying on HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail to fire up economic regeneration through the improved capacity and connectivity of our rail network.

Shevaun Haviland, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce, said “This is a positive step on the journey to net zero, however many questions on how we will get there still remain unanswered.