Pubs in England could reopen with screens between tables, compulsory face coverings and marquees to allow more outdoor seats, ministers hinted today.
A minister also said roads could shut to allow outdoor seating, pedestrianisation and more “temporary markets” to get the high street back on its feet.
Two ministers dished a buffet of possibilities in Parliament as they tried to quell a Tory revolt over the two-metre social distancing rule.
The PM has launched a review that could see it cut to one metre or 1.5 metres - and will listen to economists, not just experts on coronavirus.