Footpaths were closed in many parts on the country when the outbreak began last month. Business leaders said they were encouraged by the speech. There is a feeling of a siege mentality at the moment and we have to make sure there is a balanced picture given, making clear that Britain is open for business. That will be the message CBI director general Digby Jones will take to US business leaders when he visits Washington later this week. The Mirror newspaper says Mr Blair has asked ministers to spend bank holiday breaks in Britain rather than jetting abroad.
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