THE Chancellor faces a major Tory rebellion over state support for the self-employed. At least 40 MPs are set to make a stand if Rishi Sunak does not extend the earnings aid scheme. ⚠️ Read our cor…
At least 40 MPs are set to make a stand ifThe backbench rebels are set to give Mr Sunak until the end of next week to commit to an extensionNearly four million workers are on the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme, paying up to £7,500 over three months for lost earnings.
Stephen McPartland wants the scheme to be extended until July. That would bring it into line with the job retention furlough, which will ask bosses to start contributing to pay from August 1.“We cannot betray the very people who voted for Boris in such huge numbers when we asked them for support.” Tory MPs are also piling pressure on Mr Sunak to help small business owners who pay themselves in dividends and have been shut out of government support so far.
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