Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s rescue package to save stricken employers includes wider business rates relief and up to £330billion in loansguaranteed by the Government. The lack of a direct employment protection and support packages is deeply concerning as grafters lose their jobs. (Image: PA)That there is no three-month rent holiday for tenants – alongside a promised three-month mortgage holiday for buyers – is an insight into Tory priorities. The low earners, the poorest and most insecure are being abandoned to unemployment and possible eviction. Under the regime’s measures to combat the virus in prisons, she’s free for a fortnight but, alas, may find herself back behind bars.

Source: Daily Mirror March 17, 2020 22:46 UTC