Rishi Sunak indicates furlough scheme could remain beyond April

Ahead of Wednesday’s budget, UK chancellor says he would ‘do whatever it took’ to support workers

Rishi Sunak has indicated that emergency support measures such as the furlough scheme will be extended beyond the end of April in the budget on Wednesday.

In an interview on Sunday, the chancellor also ruled out speeding up the easing of lockdown even if the data improved and defended his Eat Out to Help Out scheme.

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