Rishi Sunak announces extension of UK's coronavirus furlough scheme

The chancellor has announced that the government will extend the UK's furlough scheme until March as the second wave of Covid-19 infections and new lockdown threaten to push up unemployment. In a major climbdown, Rishi Sunak said the Treasury would continue to pay 80% of workers’ wages

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[matsmith]

I thought it was just a two week lockdown to save the NHS way back in march

[boilerhuj]

What support this guy talking about ? Im running my own business and I didnt get any help! because I am supplier for hospitality area but Im not classified as a hospitality area. I even have to pay business rate for the last lock down period because Im not classified to have business rate suspend I did contact my local MP B.Garnier and he told me that the Chancellor said “ I cannot save every business"
Im just about closed my business and sack fifteen people.

[Lewis....]

extended till march but lockdown is presumably finished by DEC 2nd THAT'S STRANGE ISN'T IT

[begoodtoyourself]

We don’t want your petty weekly pay offs, ,,,
give people their life back !!! 😡😡😡😡

[sutats]

If you do come out of this with a job intact you can look forward to make up for it with higher taxes.

[siboo]

Doris looks like hes just got home from being on the lash.

[kaytsippy]

It seems that the majority of people in England just have ONE thought and then they are done. They don't analyse it or compare alternatives or think about the effects of their thought. Just ONE thought brought on by emotional deficits and they are done. Reactionary politics to the max. So very simple and not up to ANY scrutiny because it is not rational. It is emotional. They show you this by the way they react if challenged or simply presented with an alternative view point. The same over in the United States. Politics from emotional outbursts. It is so dangerous.

[MeMe-vdyx]

Nobody's listening anymore talk to the hand

[overallchampion]

He is great Chancellor of the Exchequer

[gravemind]

More magic money from the magic money tree, who exactly is paying for this again?

[NikoliBarashnikov]

China needs to foot the bill for all this, NOT the UK taxpayer!!!!

[stuffthings]

Employees are losing their jobs over the head of an extention. Hedge fund MPs out of touch with how people live week to week

[MarouaneDerfoufLondon]

LISTEN Labour in Scotland TEN Day RISHI Single Handed Delivered Big Growth

[mollers]

Nice of him to bring it in only a few weeks after massive lay offs due to not extending it...

[mohammadashraf]

What about the very low income self employed

[letsgoBrandon]

Because it worked out soooo well last time didn't it 🙄

[TidusDX]

Fried the damage is done Tory, the union is on borrowed time. It's not just Scotland this time, Wales is getting in on the action too.

[nickpricey]

Honestly I like this man I would like to see him as the prime minister. The man definitely has England’s best interests

[mra.g]

£12 billion the biggest transfer of wealth since WW2. I hope they get another 10 years before!!!

[kirstytifeli]

Rishi has made a big mess in politics. Nothing more to say. Restaurants are laughing at him too. We need a fixed system not so and so gets this so and so gets that. I hope he doesn't become PM bcz too lineint. 🙏