Rishi Sunak makes U-turn with furlough extension
UK chancellor of the exchequer opts to extend the furlough programme until March
06 November 2020 - 11:20
London — If the coronavirus crisis was the making of chancellor of the exchequer Rishi Sunak, the most popular member of the British government is trying to make sure it doesn’t end up being his undoing.
The UK’s finance minister made a dramatic intervention in the economy again on Thursday by extending a furlough programme until March, ripping up his plans of just a few days earlier. While the nation may be desperate for aid as England went into another lockdown, the U-turn also follows a series of missteps...
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