Nearly a FIFTH of UK firms could shut within four weeks

Nearly a FIFTH of UK firms could shut within four weeks: Up to a million small to medium companies face ruin because banks are ‘refusing to give them government-backed loans’ Bosses complained they had been refused loans for not meeting the criteria Others said they couldn’t get through or phone or told money would take weeks … Read more

Chancellor Rishi ‘Dishy’ Sunak is the voters choice to stand in for Boris Johnson

Chancellor Rishi ‘Dishy’ Sunak is the voters choice to stand in for Boris Johnson if the Prime Minister becomes too ill from coronavirus, exclusive poll reveals Endorsement comes after Prime Minister revealed he tested positive for virus Rishi Sunak is backed as the stand-in premier by voters, Deltapoll reveals 78 per cent of respondents also … Read more

Ex-Cabinet minister David Davis slams Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s ‘tax raid’ on self-employed

Ex-Cabinet minister David Davis slams Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s ‘tax raid’ on the self-employed to fund coronavirus bailout Chancellor Rishi Sunak suggests tax hike to pay self-employed coronavirus aid Mr Davis said putting taxes up for self-employed would be ‘final straw’ for many Tory sources say up to 50 Conservative MPs could back rebellion led by … Read more

Piers Morgan offers to become Prime Minister after Boris Johnson tested positive for coronavirus 

‘I’m ready to serve’: Piers Morgan offers to take over as Prime Minister after Boris Johnson tested positive for coronavirus Piers Morgan, 54, said on Twitter he is ‘ready to serve’ after PM’s diagnosis   UK PM Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus and is self-isolating  Mr Morgan has been vocal on his support for … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Who has Boris Johnson been in contact with?

Where did Boris Johnson catch coronavirus… and who did he infect? How PM came into close contact with politicians and health chiefs over past 10 days before testing positive By Mark Duell for MailOnline Published: 12:56 GMT, 27 March 2020 | Updated: 16:03 GMT, 27 March 2020 Boris Johnson has been in close contact with … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Rishi Sunak hints future taxes will be high

Rishi Sunak last night hinted that future taxes will have to rise to pay for the unprecedented economic bailouts for business, workers and the self-employed.  Unveiling a huge rescue package for Britain’s army of self-employed workers, the Chancellor said he had set aside economic orthodoxy to deal with the national emergency, but warned that would … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Rishi Sunak wants money back from self-employed 

SIMON WALTERS: Mr Moneybags Rishi Sunak has made it abundantly clear about coronavirus aid packages… he wants it all back By Simon Walters for the Daily Mail Published: 22:16 GMT, 26 March 2020 | Updated: 04:35 GMT, 27 March 2020 During his six weeks as Chancellor, the sight of Rishi Sunak standing at the Downing … Read more

Rishi Sunak has made it abundantly clear about coronavirus aid packages… he wants it all back 

SIMON WALTERS: Mr Moneybags Rishi Sunak has made it abundantly clear about coronavirus aid packages… he wants it all back By Simon Walters for the Daily Mail Published: 22:16 GMT, 26 March 2020 | Updated: 02:45 GMT, 27 March 2020 During his six weeks as Chancellor, the sight of Rishi Sunak standing at the Downing … Read more

Chancellor Rishi Sunak hints that taxes will rise in future to pay for his rescue packages 

Rishi Sunak last night hinted that future taxes will have to rise to pay for the unprecedented economic bailouts for business, workers and the self-employed.  Unveiling a huge rescue package for Britain’s army of self-employed workers, the Chancellor said he had set aside economic orthodoxy to deal with the national emergency, but warned that would … Read more

Self-employed people who chancellor Rishi Sunak’s bailout will NOT help

Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s multi-billion-pound coronavirus bailout has left hundreds of thousands of self-employed workers close to a ‘cliff edge’. Ken Price, 50, who works as a roofer across London and the southeast, said he was concerned people were being made to wait until June for the rescue payment, ‘Three months will be hard enough for people who’ve got … Read more