UK industry anxiously awaits government announcement
Fears are growing over a potential delay to the 21 June deadline for lifting restrictions, as multiple parties threaten legal action to prevent a change of course
News By Gordon Masson | 9 June 2021
The UK’s live entertainment community is holding its breath for the government’s long-awaited 14 June Covid briefing, after speculation started to emerge over a proposed delay in allowing venues and festivals to reopen without restrictions.
With 21 June stated as the day when the government wants all restrictions in England to end, the spread of the so-called Indian variant of Covid-19 (also known as the Delta variant) in certain cities and communities is reportedly prompting scientists and government advisors…