A man walks past a job centre following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease in Manchester, Britain, July 8, 2020. — Reuters pic
Rishi Sunak had ruled out a wholesale extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, which supported 8.9 million private sector jobs at its peak in May, but a growing second wave of Covid-19 cases has brought clamour for a replacement. Health Minister Matt Hancock told LBC radio workers would receive as much support as “feasibly possible” during the pandemic which has killed nearly 42,000 people in Britain, the worst death toll in Europe.
“No one wanted to be in this situation but we need to respond to it,” a finance ministry source said.
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