Boris Johnson is facing fury today over his apparent failure to support self-employed workers during the coronavirus crisis amid claims he will soon offer them 80 per cent of their incomes to stop them falling into poverty. Ministers were widely expected to discuss an emergency economic help package for the self-employed which has been put together by Mr Johnson and Rishi Sunak. It is thought the payments could come in the form of a grant worth 80 per cent of someone's average income over the previous three years. Mr Sunak was pushed by MPs this morning to bring forward help for the self-employed as soon as possible. Demands for help for the self-employed have accelerated after Mr Johnson put the UK into a state of lockdown.

Source: Daily Mail March 24, 2020 11:47 UTC