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JPMorgan, Goldman, Deutsche Bank push back wider return to UK office as ‘Freedom Day’ delayed

The delay will mean that employee numbers will remain restricted for at least another month

Large investment banks are pushing back a wider return to their City offices after the UK government announced plans to delay the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions
Large investment banks are pushing back a wider return to their City offices after the UK government announced plans to delay the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions Photo: Getty Images

The wait to open up the City just got longer, as large investment banks due to ramp up numbers from later this month are pressing the pause button.

JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank among others are pushing back a wider return to their UK offices after the government delayed the final stage of lifting Covid-19 restrictions until 19 July.

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