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Calls have been issued for renewed Government support for retail businesses after Prime Minister Boris Johnson re-issued “work at home” advice amid rising cases pf Omicron COVID-19 variant.

Last nights move was the first additional restriction - dubbed Plan C - introduced since Plan B measures to tackle rising Covid-19 cases were announced this week.

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

Experts are also calling on firms to reconsider their Christmas celebrations after the prime minister enacted ‘plan B’ restrictions

The British government has come under criticism for launching Plan B coronavirus restrictions, with some critics accusing Prime Minister Boris Johnson of trying to “save his own skin” by announcing the curbs as a diversion from the week’s political scandals.

The Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce said the new Covid restrictions announced yesterday have left little time for firms to prepare

Furlough and emergency financial aid sought to get firms through the winter as Omicron variant spreads

Investegate announcements from Mind Gym PLC, Grant of Awards under the Long Term Incentive Plan

The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development has revealed that almost 90% of FTSE 100 employers have yet to declare their ethnicity pay gap figures, hampering a move towards more equal pay.

The England player, 23, used his speech at the University of Manchester ceremony at Old Trafford to highlight how the Governments cut meant millions of families across the UK lost a lifeline.