The party claimed the Chancellor has consigned “to the scrap heap” workers in worst-hit industries. Outlining his Winter Economic Plan last week, Mr Sunak vowed to try and protect posts in “viable” sectors. Under the Job Support Scheme, which replaces the furlough scheme, taxpayers will top-up wages of employees working at least a third of their normal hours. Shadow Business Minister Lucy Powell said: “The Chancellor is consigning whole sectors of our economy to the scrap heap, damaging lives and livelihoods, and threatening the recovery. “This is in addition to one of the most comprehensive packages of support in the world – worth £190 billion so far.”

Source: Daily Mirror September 27, 2020 21:30 UTC