New support plans ‘not adequate’ as furlough scheme ends
“The self-employed cannot survive with no income. The newly unemployed cannot wait five weeks for Universal Credit. The sick cannot isolate on the pennies of sick pay."
“The self-employed cannot survive with no income. The newly unemployed cannot wait five weeks for Universal Credit. The sick cannot isolate on the pennies of sick pay."
Approval of the Government’s handling of the pandemic has fallen to its lowest level yet.
Nobody denies that Rishi Sunak did a good job during the first wave of the pandemic. But, with winter approaching, the Chancellor is increasingly showing his true colours.
The release of the IPO findings, together with the scale of recent counterfeit tobacco seizures, should send a clear signal to the UK that it needs to step up its efforts to stamp out the illicit tobacco trade.
Tory minister Paul Scully told the BBC that “children have been going hungry under a Labour government for years” and insisted the Government had been tackling the issue.
It could be heard after the Tory MP implored members to "park the opportunism" as they debated economic support for areas with greater restrictions.
"Johnson will need to come back to the house and correct the record. The PM should not be telling lies just to get through a question."
"This isn't a game. It's about people's lives. This is a national crisis and we won't defeat this virus on the cheap."
"Lucky! With millions of dollars, a mansion, live-in staff, and a nanny, it must be so fun to “reconnect with life’s simple treasures."
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