The UK government must “immediately” guarantee the furlough scheme will be extended in Scotland if the country is forced into a second lockdown, Douglas Ross insists. The Conservative leader will make the call for Downing Street to “treat Scotland the same way as England” after Boris Johnson announced a second national coronavirus lockdown south of the border. That prompted Rishi Sunak to extend the furlough scheme, which had been due to end on Saturday, for the month of November. And while Mr Ross hopes a second lockdown will be avoided north of the border, he believes if this was required the UK government should commit to paying for furlough. He will make the call in a speech to the Policy Exchange on Monday, in which

Source: The Times November 02, 2020 09:00 UTC