Coronavirus UK: Self-employed say Rishi Sunak bailout useless

Rishi Sunak’s multi-billion-pound coronavirus bailout has left hundreds of thousands of self-employed workers ‘close to a cliff edge’. The Chancellor unveiled a scheme handing out cash grants worth up to £2,500 a month, in a boost for taxi drivers, musicians, gig economy workers and freelancers. Many welcomed the move but some have reacted negatively, with roofers, directors, … Read more

Chancellor Rishi Sunak hints that taxes will rise in future to pay for his rescue packages 

Rishi Sunak last night hinted that future taxes will have to rise to pay for the unprecedented economic bailouts for business, workers and the self-employed.  Unveiling a huge rescue package for Britain’s army of self-employed workers, the Chancellor said he had set aside economic orthodoxy to deal with the national emergency, but warned that would … Read more

Rishi Sunak has made it abundantly clear about coronavirus aid packages… he wants it all back 

SIMON WALTERS: Mr Moneybags Rishi Sunak has made it abundantly clear about coronavirus aid packages… he wants it all back By Simon Walters for the Daily Mail Published: 22:16 GMT, 26 March 2020 | Updated: 02:43 GMT, 27 March 2020   DURING his six weeks as Chancellor, the sight of Rishi Sunak standing at the … Read more

Chancellor Rishi Sunak hints that taxes will rise in future to pay for his rescue packages 

Rishi Sunak last night hinted that future taxes will have to rise to pay for the unprecedented economic bailouts for business, workers and the self-employed.  Unveiling a huge rescue package for Britain’s army of self-employed workers, the Chancellor said he had set aside economic orthodoxy to deal with the national emergency, but warned that would … Read more

Sunak moves to keep firms afloat in ‘squeezed middle’

Sunak moves to keep firms afloat in ‘squeezed middle’ that fear they could miss out on coronavirus support By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 26 March 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 26 March 2020 Hundreds of medium-sized businesses are to be given access to emergency coronavirus loans after warnings that many … Read more

Rishi Sunak FINALLY unveils £3bn per MONTH bailout for Britain’s self-employed

Rishi Sunak finally unveiled a multi-billion-pound coronavirus bailout for millions of stricken self-employed workers tonight – but left hundreds of thousands just above a ‘cliff edge’ cut-off wondering how they will make ends meet. The Chancellor unveiled a scheme handing out cash grants worth up to £2,500 a month, in a massive boost for taxi drivers, musicians, … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Sunak baulks over bailout for self-employed workers

ALEX BRUMMER: Rishi Sunak baulks over a bailout for Britain’s 5m self-employed workers By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 25 March 2020 | Updated: 21:55 GMT, 25 March 2020 The demands from Britain’s 5m selfemployed and freelance workers for a parallel bail-out to those on Paye has been unrelenting, and a … Read more

Chancellor Rishi Sunak ‘saves 800,000 jobs with employer bailout’

Chancellor Rishi Sunak announces his huge financial relief package at a press conference with Boris Johnson in No. 10 last night Rishi Sunak’s unprecedented bailout promise to underwrite employees’ wages was last night hailed as saving 800,000 jobs during the coronavirus epidemic. The chancellor told last night’s Downing Street press briefing a new grant would cover … Read more

Chancellor Rishi Sunak ‘saves 800,000 jobs with employer bailout’

Chancellor Rishi Sunak announces his huge financial relief package at a press conference with Boris Johnson in No. 10 last night Rishi Sunak could have saved around 800,000 jobs with last night’s unprecedented package of measures to help employers keep paying wages during the coronavirus epidemic. Analysts from Capital Economics who were forecasting a 1.5million … Read more

HENRY DEEDES: Chancellor Rishi Sunak has nitrogen in his blood… but oozes compassion 

Tennis aficionados used to insist that Bjorn Borg had ice in his blood.  The bigger the challenge, it was said, the better the Swede used to play.  Judging by his appearances over the past week, we must therefore assume that through Rishi Sunak’s bulging veins flows nothing but pure liquid nitrogen.  For the third time … Read more