Northern leaders including Andy Burnham reject new coronavirus furlough measures - they won't 'surrender residents to hardship'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukhere"It would also run the risk of severe redundancies across the north of England, particularly when you combine the effect of any new local restrictions."We think it would be to do long term damage to the economy of Greater Manchester and the north of England, and would actually weaken recovery."This package is insufficient to protect our communities as we go into the rest of the autumn and the winter."The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, previously that under a new localised furlough scheme, employees of businesses forced to close would receive just over two thirds of their pay, in comparison to the 80 per cent during the national lockdown earlier this year.Mr Burnham said this would lead to 'severe hardship'.He said: "If you work in a bar or a.
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