© 2020 – 2023 AEA3 WEB | AEAƎ United Kingdom News
AEA3 WEB | AEAƎ United Kingdom News
News

New lockdown will be ‘very challenging’ for furloughed staff, minister concedes

Oliver Dowden admits it will be hard for people to live on two-thirds of their wages

  • Coronavirus – latest updates
  • See all our coronavirus coverage

The culture secretary has conceded it will be “very challenging” for staff from hospitality businesses closed down under new lockdown rules to live on two-thirds of their wages, as leaders in Liverpool called for more generous support.

Ahead of a Commons statement by Boris Johnson, where the prime minister will set out restrictions targeted particularly at parts of the north of England, Oliver Dowden defended the government’s new wage-support scheme for areas under new lockdown measures.

Continue reading…

Related posts

Officer fired CS spray at Sheku Bayoh despite lack of direct threat, inquiry told

AEA3

Bye bye BMI: Pinterest bans weight loss ads in first for major social networks

AEA3

‘I recognised him right away’: Thai woman describes joy and relief as her brother is freed by Hamas

AEA3

Pin It on Pinterest

Share This