Northern leaders reject new coronavirus furlough measures - and brace for showdown with PM
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mirror.co.ukNorthern leaders have rejected the Government's new local furlough scheme - saying it would put thousands in "severe hardship" - as a tougher lockdown looms.
Pub and restaurant workers would be among those unable to pay their bills, businesses would be forced to close, and the North-South divide would "widen" despite Chancellor Rishi Sunak's financial aid package, warned Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham.
The leaders of Manchester, Liverpool, Sheffield and Tyneside spoke out against the scheme at a press conference on Saturday afternoon ahead of further talks with the Government.
The leaders have called for a vote in Parliament on the Government's plan, and have heaped pressure on northern MPs to back them and revolt against the Prime
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