Shoppers walking along Oxford Street just before Christmas last year
(Picture: REUTERS)Business leaders across central London have hailed the scrapping of all Covid restriction as a huge psychological boost that will enable the capital to finally start recouping the tens of billions of pounds of trade wrecked by the pandemic.
The first weekend since Thursday’s ending of the last remaining rules - including the need to wear masks on public transport or isolate at home after testing positive - is expected to be the busiest in two years.
