Hospitality industry fears jobs at risk from plan to give mayors powers to impose ‘tourist tax’

The sector is concerned by reports that there won’t be a cap on the levy that can be imposed by mayors An average of 2,973 patients in England received corridor care each day in August, with 2,296 in A&E departments and 677 in other hospital-areas" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="202314" data-entity-type="location">hospital areas, NHS figures show. The Press Association reports: This is down slightly from an average of 3,028 patients per day in July, made up of 2,300 in A&Es and 728 in other areas. It is the fourth month in a row that data has been published showing the level of corridor care in hospitals in England. What we’re doing is making sure that people are protected, but capping the amount that people get on benefits because we need to look after our national security. Without national security, there aren’t going to be any benefits. We’re all going to be in danger, far more people will be homeless, and the government’s first duty is defence of the realm … Continue reading...