News Dodds: Self-employed homeowners face “perfect storm” amid Covid support cuts Anneliese Dodds has warned that self-employed homeowners in the UK face a “bleak winter” after new Labour analysis… Andrew Kersley 31st October, 2020, 12:01 am
Daily email Free school meals, Channel crossings and a crucial report in the Covid crisis The free school meal row is rumbling on, as one Tory council leader has advised parents who struggle to feed… Sienna Rodgers 28th October, 2020, 10:35 am
News Labour: Half a million self-employed people “left in the lurch” by government Labour has accused the government of “leaving self-employed people in the lurch” as changes to the self-employment income… Andrew Kersley 23rd October, 2020, 10:30 pm
Comment Trickle-down Covid support: Sunak’s statement for business Rishi Sunak this morning outlined an updated package of support for businesses in the Covid crisis. The backlash… Elliot Chappell 22nd October, 2020, 2:36 pm
Comment The self-employed have been abandoned during the coronavirus crisis While the pandemic has hit all parts of the economy hard, the self-employed have been particularly badly affected.… Roy Rickhuss 7th October, 2020, 8:00 am
Comment Why Rishi Sunak’s new support scheme is not up to the job 1. Perverse incentives… The new job support scheme unveiled by Rishi Sunak today will allow businesses to apply… Elliot Chappell 24th September, 2020, 5:11 pm
News Don’t push self-employed towards “financial cliff edge”, Labour urges government Labour’s Anneliese Dodds has told the government not to push self-employed people towards a “financial cliff edge” this… Sienna Rodgers 17th August, 2020, 10:44 am
News Over 100 MPs demand extension of self-employed income support scheme A cross-party group of over 100 MPs have written to the Chancellor today to demand an extension of… Sienna Rodgers 29th May, 2020, 12:01 am
Comment Why we still need more support for the self-employed It’s almost a month since the Chancellor announced a support package that will help millions of self-employed workers… Kate Dearden 24th April, 2020, 1:45 pm
Daily email We cannot allow a post-crisis return to ‘business as usual’ “I did everything I possibly could to win both elections,” Jeremy Corbyn has told the BBC. “I was denounced… Sienna Rodgers 27th March, 2020, 10:10 am