Mark Spanton

From Wednesday morning, you can get a haircut, go in and out of shops all day long, they might even allow this increased to 24 hour shopping. But what you can't do, is stop for lunch, in a socially distanced safe and secure environment. Work that out.

Thank you so much to @AndyBurnhamGM @Keir_Starmer @AngelaRayner for engaging and listening to representatives of the Greater Manchester hospitality sector today. Working together, creating solutions is the right way forward. It’s a pity this Government don’t also recognise that.

Safety always comes first, but: If the Government shut down our pubs/bars in Greater Manchester, without any scientific evidence at all, myself, other operators, @wearethentia and major North West breweries, will immediately respond with a pre-action letter from our legal team.