Ryanair said it welcomed any progress to the UK government’s ‘shambolic’ travel policies, but said the pending move was not enough when the majority of the UK and the EU’s adult population was now fully vaccinated

There are concerns the damage done to bricks and mortar retailing during the Covid crisis will be long lasting and that a significant number of retail workers will fail to return to jobs even when the crisis fully ends

An initial payment of £2m has been agreed, and the overall deal is expected to complete by the end of September.

Agreement provides for the possibility of using flat rates to estimate labour costs