Boris Johnson has been urged to tell the public some “difficult home truths” about the economic damage unleashed by the Covid pandemic.
Tory ex-Chancellor Philip Hammond urged the Government to ditch “very extravagant” promises from its manifesto ahead of next week’s Budget.
Rishi Sunak, the new occupant of No 11, is expected to extend Covid support until the end of lockdown in June in his financial statement.
This is set to include £30bn on extending the furlough jobs support scheme and business relief, as well as the Universal Credit uplift and the stamp duty holiday.
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