Britons Dine Out on Sunak’s Tab But Virus Could Wreck Recovery
- More than 73,000 outlets sign up to government program
- Restaurant owners delighted but worry lockdown could return
A waiter serves diners outside a restaurant at The London Stock Exchange in London, U.K., on Aug. 3.
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Tables were packed this week as diners took up the U.K. government’s offer to pay half the cost of meals out, in an effort to boost Britain’s beleaguered hospitality industry.