NTIA to “challenge government” if June 21 freedom deadline is not met
coronavirus restrictions are not lifted on the provisional date of June 21.The government will announce their decision on Monday (June 14), but it is feared that raising coronavirus cases and new variants could cause a delay to England’s so-called “freedom day”.The NTIA now say they will pursue legal action if night time economy venues – many of which have been shuttered for over 15 months – do not reopen on June 21.Michael Kill, the NTIA CEO, said: “Night time economy businesses have waited patiently for there opportunity to open for over 15 months, many have not survived, some are on a cliff edge, hundreds of thousands of jobs have been lost, a huge pool of talent has been swept away and left to suffer extreme financial hardship.” He