Labour warns on high street “ghost towns” in local lockdown areas

// Labour warns that high streets could turn into “ghost towns” in areas with new local lockdowns
// Labour said there was a £170m underspend in the government’s Covid-19 grants for businesses in areas with local restrictions
// It estimated that this funding could support an additional 15,000 businesses in affected areasLabour is calling for more support for workers and retailers in areas with local restrictions in a bid to safeguard hundreds of thousands of jobs.
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