Ministers have expressed unbridled fury to the Home Office at heavy-handed policing by some forces
They say it risks “civil disobedience on a mass scale putting thousands of lives at risk”
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They say it risks “civil disobedience on a mass scale putting thousands of lives at risk”
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Concerns that the chancellor& #39;s economic package has FTSE 100 firms "walking around in I
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Main area of criticism of economic response is CBILS
HMT tell BuzzFeed News they& #39;ve made £453 million worth of loans for 2,500 firms
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HMT tell BuzzFeed News they& #39;ve made £453 million worth of loans for 2,500 firms
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Tory MPs want Sunak to extend wages scheme
— Fears 1000s of new starters missed the cut off point
— uncertainty over how long scheme will last means firms laying off staff
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— Fears 1000s of new starters missed the cut off point
— uncertainty over how long scheme will last means firms laying off staff
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Also fears that millions of self-employed workers will be unable to pay their bills
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