Rishi Sunak
Chancellor faces a winter of discontent if he calls the summer scheme wrong
Chancellor Rishi Sunak also announces plans to begin scaling back government support for the furlough scheme benefitting 8.4m workers.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak leads the Downing Street press conference alongside NHS England’s medical director Professor Stephen Powis. He is expected to announce changes to the government’s furlough scheme, making employers contribute to wages of furloughed workers.
The Chancellor's comments about Nando's reopening shows he's just as out of touch as the rest of the cabinet, Maighna Nanu writes
People who've fallen through the gaps of the government's financial help scheme tell us they have no idea when they can go back to work.
Rishi Sunak says "the jury is out" on how much long-term "scarring" the lockdown will inflict on the economy, warning of consequences for jobs.
UK jobs rescue scheme could be the envy of the world, but our mortality rate isn’t.
Workers will continue to receive 80% of their wages if they cannot work but the cost will be shared with employers from the end of July.
Ministers prepare to extend furlough scheme as Westminster Abbey marks 200th birthday of Florence Nightingale.
Labour MP Tracy Brabin criticises government for suggestion workers are “addicted” to coronavirus job retention scheme.