Sunak thanks eat out diners

Diners who took advantage of the Eat Out to Help Out initiative have been thanked by the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, as the scheme comes to a close today. The deal, dubbed “Rishi’s dishes”, gives a discount of 50 per cent up to £10 per head for people who eat at participating restaurants on certain days of the week.

The Chancellor said that more than 64 million meals had been claimed for so far since the initiative was launched at the beginning of August in an attempt to boost the hospitality industry in the wake of the corona virus outbreak.

Mr Sunak said: “I want to say thank you to the diners who have fallen back in love with their local.”

A number of chains and establishments have said they will continue the practice into September despite the Government’s financial support finally being withdrawn.