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Martin Greenhow, who owns the five Mojo bars in the UK based in Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Nottingham and Harrogate, has described the words of northern leaders as a “breath of fresh air”.

The managing director, who is on the brink of having four of his five bars in local lockdown areas, told the PA:

We’re looking like we’re going to be hit from all angles – I’m beginning to feel like we’re being stalked.

To hear the the northern leaders in that press conference say those things, that was a breath of fresh air and it’s refreshing to hear people are listening.

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