Tuesday newspaper round-up: Gambling advertising, Willie Walsh, Staveley
Deliveroo and the bosses of major chains including Pizza Hut, Pret a Manger, Itsu and Wagamama have asked the prime minister for urgent support to prevent mass closures, as physical distancing rules threaten the future of the restaurant industry. The food delivery firm and 90 of its partners, representing more than 1,000 restaurants across the UK, have written a letter to Boris Johnson outlining a range of measures they say are needed to weather an extended period of reduced capacity. - Guardian
MPs who have spent a year gathering evidence on gambling-related harm will on Tuesday publish proposals that could shape a government review of how the £11bn industry is regulated. The cross-party group, which has previously campaigned successfully for a ban on credit card bets and the curbing of fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs), will urge much tighter controls on a sector that has grown rapidly in recent years. – Guardian
Willie Walsh has hit back at a scathing report by MPs on British Airways' treatment of staff during the coronavirus pandemic. The Commons transport committee branded BA a “national disgrace” over plans to cut up to 12,000 jobs and change working conditions. Mr Walsh, chief executive of parent company IAG, defended the airline’s response to the crisis, saying it was acting in a “perfectly lawful manner” in its fight to survive. – Telegraph
Germany will invest €300m (£269m) in a private biotech firm on the brink of clinical trials for a coronavirus vaccine as governments race to defeat the virus. The Government’s purchase of a 23pc stake in CureVac comes after reported attempts by the Trump administration to court the firm and secure supply of any future vaccine sparked political backlash in Berlin. – Telegraph
Amanda Staveley has claimed that she told a top Barclays executive in their very first talks that she was seeking to put together a syndicate of investors to rescue the bank during the financial crisis. PCP Capital Partners, Ms Staveley’s firm, is suing Barclays in the High Court for as much as £1.5 billion over alleged deceit by the bank during a £7.3 billion emergency fundraising 12 years ago that meant the lender avoided a taxpayer bailout. – The Times