Pubs are pleading with ministers to halve the two-metre social distancing rule so they can re-open as soon as possible. Brewery bosses hope allowing punters to come within one-metre would allow 120 per cent more boozers to resume trading sooner than planned, reports The Sun.
Earlier this month, Boris Johnson said that some hospitality firms could be able to reopen from July 4 at the earliest during the Government's third phase of the lockdown.
But many pubs are too small to effectively implement larger social distancing measures while bringing in enough customers to make it worthwhile - and landlords are running out of time to save themselves.
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