CBI boss says England lockdown means 'bleak midwinter' for UK firms
by Jasper Jolly, Joanna Partridge and Gwyn Topham from on (#59VCA)
Carolyn Fairbairn said second lockdown will be worse than the first for many businesses
British companies face the prospect of a bleak mid-winter" according to the boss of the UK's biggest lobby group, after high-street retailers, pub chains and airlines warned of the impact a second lockdown in England will have on their businesses.
Carolyn Fairbairn, the director general of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), said the latest English lockdown was in some ways worse than the first one, which started in March.
New national restrictions are due to come into effect in England on Thursday, after MPs vote on them, and remain in place at least until 2 December.
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