Coronavirus UK – Open letter by over 700 academics & public figures demand basic income to save lives
"We need urgent action in the form of universal basic income in order to take care of people."
"We need urgent action in the form of universal basic income in order to take care of people."
Rishi Sunak has been under pressure from Labour, unions and senior Tory MPs to do more to help workers and the stalling economy weather the crisis.
The chain said that sales were already dropping at its pubs in the weeks leading up to the coronavirus crisis.
The deadline for securing a trade deal by the end of the year remains in place, Number 10 said.
The PM still insists he wont ask for an extension to the Brexit transition.
Negotiations were expected to get back on track next week – but not in person.
The capital is facing a lockdown, with severe restrictions to travel and transport, in a bid to halt the coronavirus outbreak.
Despite the official Government advice that schools should remain open, some have reported up to a third of staff are off sick or self-isolating.
Mother of the House Harriet Harman earlier criticised ‘packed back benches’ and a ‘bustling tea room’.
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