Rishi Sunak
Chancellor Rishi Sunak now faces calls to lift the benefit cap or risk a fresh child poverty crisis.
The government may have already spent £105.4m, compared to £120m for six-week scheme for children.
Confusion arose after chancellor Rishi Sunak publicly voiced his support for the campaign to include more representation on legal tender.
Last-ditch plea comes amid fresh claims that welfare system unprepared for spike in joblessness
Chancellor told by MPs furlough scheme excludes more than a million people.
Rishi Sunak was spotted wearing one in Pret – but experts caution against this type of mask.
Chancellor also warns of "tough choices" ahead on spending cuts or tax rises to pay for massive coronavirus support package.
Testing and tracing remains a huge problem as the PM proves he's no FDR.
The British Medical Association said it was "frankly astonishing" there was no new significant health investment in the chancellor's mini-budget.
Rishi Sunak delivered a £30bn mini-budget designed to save jobs from the deep recession caused by coronavirus. The chancellor again came forward with radical state intervention proposals while keeping backbench Tory MPs eager for low tax, small state economics happy. But were the plans radical enough?