Shops could be allowed to trade all day on Sundays and cafés and pubs given fast-track approval to serve outside in a bid to restart the economy.
As the UK emerges from lockdown, Downing Street is drawing up a 'Great Recovery Bill' to stave off mass unemployment, Mail Online reports.
Licensing restrictions are likely to be changed so that cafés and restaurants can serve food and drinks outside without having to go through a full consultation process, which currently takes a minimum of 28 days.
Ministers are also looking at ditching council fees for premises that want to put tables on pavements, it is understood. Meanwhile, according to the Times, Sunday trading laws could be suspended for up to a year under plans to help businesses adapt to