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Pray to Cock N Bull - pub applies to be place of worship to beat Tier rules
The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxA pub has applied to become a place of worship in a desperate bid to reopen despite Tier 3 restrictions.And it has even created a cardboard cutout of Prime Minister Boris Johnson to act as its vicar, dubbed Rev Cock after the pub’s name, the Cock N Bull.The bar has been shut since the start of November when England was plunged into the second national lockdown.But places of worship, such as churches and synagogues, are allowed to open for services and prayer, even in Tier 3 areas.So owners Jason Green and David Salmon have applied for the venue to be registered as a religious meeting place under the Places of Worship Registration Act