Covid measures: No new restrictions but we rule nothing out - PM - BBC News
Boris Johnson says he reserves the possibility of further action in England amid "extremely difficult" situation.
The government is not imposing new rules in England for now - and Patrick Dardis, the boss of pub chain Young's, says hundreds of thousands of jobs and businesses might be at risk if they do.

Citing rumours of a return to previous rules which meant venues could only serve groups of six outdoors, he says such a move would "devastate the entire hospitality brewing sector" that employs over 3m people.

He also claims current rules - aside from potential further restrictions - appear to "protect the unvaccinated", pointing to comments made by London Mayor Sadiq Khan and Health Secretary Sajid Javid that the majority of people in hospital with Covid had not had their jabs.

"We cannot continue to disrupt people's lives, livelihoods, causing unbelievable mental health issues [and] lost schools days," he says.

Dardis also says that in the event of a circuit-breaker lockdown, the government should announce an end to business rates, cutting VAT to zero for at least six months, and a cash injection to protect jobs.