Starmer calls on Johnson to extend furlough scheme

Labour has called for the furlough scheme to be extended for workers most at risk of losing their jobs.

Keir Starmer pointed to worrying job culls at Airbus, Easyjet and elsewhere – even as the prime minister was pledging to rebuild the battered economy on Tuesday.

“There was nothing in the prime minister’s speech for the 3.2 million people in hospitality, or the 2.9 million in retail,” the Labour leader told Boris Johnson.

“Next week’s financial statement could be the last chance to save millions of jobs," Mr Starmer said. "Will the prime minister start now by extending the furlough scheme for those parts of the economy still most at risk?”

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