ExcludedFighter

Fighting to get 3.8 million ExcludedUK Victims financial restitution

Help me to keep this in the public eye.

[ExcludedFighter @ExcludedFighter]

@TeriG2569 @andyburnham @ExcludedUK stands shoulder to shoulder with Infected Blood victims. The NOW PM championed both our causes promising accountability & redress. like you the #ExcludedUK feel gaslighted. The silence from @UKLabour speaks volumes💔

@PrivateEyeNews
@TheNewsAgents
@SkyNews @GMB @PA

[ExcludedUK Official @ExcludedUK]

MEDIA RELEASE FROM #ExcludedUK

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Wednesday 28 October 2026

PM ANDY BURNHAM WILL REGRET THIS! 20 PROMISES CAUGHT ON VIDEO AS EXCLUDEDUK DEMANDS ANSWERS ON BUDGET DAY

Six years of promises, no financial redress and not even the apology he pledged to pursue. ExcludedUK confronts the Prime Minister with his own words as Chancellor John Healey delivers the Autumn Budget.

4 houses and 2 businesses lost in the last 6 weeks alone!!!!

WATCH THE VIDEO: https://t.co/xnaMFHEWGX

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has spent more than six years publicly championing the plight of the estimated 3.8 million UK taxpayers excluded from meaningful Covid-19 financial support.

Now ExcludedUK is reminding him of 20 promises and commitments captured on video, as the Government delivers its first Autumn Budget under his leadership.

Words of support. Promises of action. Commitments to justice. Reassurances that the campaign would not be forgotten.

All caught on camera. All waiting to be honoured.

For years, Andy Burnham was one of ExcludedUK's most vocal political supporters, participating in numerous campaign events and repeatedly expressing his determination to see the injustice rectified.

Now, as Prime Minister, he has the opportunity to turn those words into meaningful action.

Jennifer Griffiths, Head of ExcludedUK, who personally co-hosted several events with Andy Burnham, said:

"Andy Burnham was one of our loudest and most passionate political champions. I co-hosted several events with him, and time and time again, he made commitments to support our fight for justice.

"He told us financial redress was fair, proportionate and doable. He spoke about the injustice being indefensible. He understood the devastation caused to people who had dutifully paid into the system, only to be abandoned when they needed help most.

"He pledged to pursue an apology. He spoke about putting things right. He told us that the passage of time did not change the injustice.

"Now he is Prime Minister, and we are still waiting.

"Not even the apology has materialised. An apology costs absolutely nothing, yet six years later, we are still waiting for that too.

"Andy, we believed you. Our members believed you. Your words gave people hope when many had absolutely none left.

"Those commitments were not whispered behind closed doors. They were made publicly, repeatedly, and we have them on video.

"Twenty promises and commitments. Twenty reminders of the hope you gave us. Twenty reasons why we are not going away.

"You told us this injustice could and should be rectified. Now you have the authority to help make that happen.

"Prime Minister, we are holding you to your word."

THE AUTUMN BUDGET: WHERE IS THE JUSTICE FOR EXCLUDED TAXPAYERS?

As Chancellor John Healey delivers the Government's Autumn Budget today, ExcludedUK is demanding answers about the continuing absence of a financial remedy for those excluded from the Covid-19 support schemes.
The Chancellor has promised a Budget focused on supporting British businesses, easing financial pressures and restoring hope.

ExcludedUK recognises the importance of helping households, businesses and the self-employed through today's economic challenges.

However, the campaign questions how the Government can speak of fairness and opportunity while the financial devastation experienced by excluded taxpayers remains unresolved.

During the pandemic, billions of pounds were distributed through Government financial support schemes, yet an estimated 3.8 million taxpayers found themselves falling through the gaps.

Many were self-employed workers, limited company directors, freelancers, new starters, people on maternity leave and small business owners.

They were taxpayers who had contributed to the country's finances, only to discover that the support available to others was inaccessible to them.

Dutifully paid in. Deliberately left out.

The consequences have been catastrophic.

Businesses have closed. Family homes have been lost. Relationships have broken down. People's physical and mental health has deteriorated.

Tragically, the campaign has also supported families bereaved by suicide and members who have survived suicide attempts.

For these people, the impact of exclusion did not end when lockdown restrictions were lifted.

Jennifer Griffiths continued:
"We hear politicians talk about supporting entrepreneurs, investing in small businesses and rewarding hardworking taxpayers.

"Yet what about those taxpayers who lost everything because they were excluded from the financial lifelines offered to others?

"How can we talk about rebuilding Britain's economy without acknowledging the businesses that were destroyed and the people whose financial security was shattered?

"You cannot build a fairer Britain by continuing to overlook those who were unfairly excluded.

"We are not asking for special treatment. We are asking for parity, accountability and justice.

"Every Budget that passes without addressing this injustice is another reminder of the promises that remain unfulfilled."

EXCLUDEDUK TAKES THE EVIDENCE DIRECTLY TO PARLIAMENT

Today, Wednesday 28 October 2026, ExcludedUK is taking its message directly to Westminster.
A digital video van is circulating Parliament Square between 9.00 am and 5.00 pm, displaying powerful testimonies from excluded taxpayers, the human consequences of exclusion and the political commitments made to the campaign.

The van is taking the voices of those who have been ignored for more than six years directly to the heart of Government.

The campaign is also drawing attention to footage of Andy Burnham's repeated commitments to ExcludedUK.

Watch the video of his promises here:
https://t.co/xnaMFHEWGX

WHAT EXCLUDEDUK IS DEMANDING

Our three demands remain unchanged:
1. An apology from Government so this injustice is recognised, together with an assurance that this will never happen again.
2. Parity of support
3. Acknowledgement of loss of earnings/profit and consequential loss.

These demands are not new. They are the same fundamental principles of fairness and accountability that ExcludedUK has been fighting for since May 2020.

We dutifully paid in, but were deliberately left out.

Lives and livelihoods lost.

More than 40 lives have been lost to suicide among those affected by exclusion, according to ExcludedUK's records, while our dedicated mental health and welfare team has provided vital support to hundreds of people experiencing severe distress.

"PRIME MINISTER, WE HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN. HAVE YOU?"

Jennifer Griffiths concluded:
"Andy Burnham once told us that the passage of time did not change the injustice. He was right.

"Six years have passed, but those words are as relevant today as they were when he first spoke them.

"The difference is that he is no longer simply a politician offering support from the sidelines.

"He is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

"He has the opportunity to demonstrate that those promises were more than words.

"Twenty promises and commitments, all captured on video. Millions of taxpayers still waiting for justice.

"To those who have lost their businesses, their homes, their livelihoods and, in some tragic cases, their loved ones, this is about far more than politics.

"It is about accountability. It is about fairness. It is about restoring faith in the promises made by those who seek our trust.

"Prime Minister, we haven't forgotten. Have you?

"We Are Not Going Away. We Are Relentless."

ENDS

NOTES TO EDITORS

About ExcludedUK
ExcludedUK is a grassroots campaign representing the estimated 3.8 million UK taxpayers excluded from meaningful Government financial support during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The campaign seeks parity of financial support, official recognition, accountability and fair financial redress for those affected.

ExcludedUK works alongside the Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support All-Party Parliamentary Group to raise awareness of the long-term consequences of exclusion.

Video of Andy Burnham's commitments to ExcludedUK:

https://t.co/xnaMFHEWGX

Budget Day campaign activity:
ExcludedUK digital video van, Parliament Square, Westminster, Wednesday 28 October 2026, 9.30 am to 5.30 pm

Media enquiries:
Jennifer Griffiths
Head of ExcludedUK
[email protected]

Website: https://t.co/bmIoivlotd
#ExcludedUK #WeAreNotGoingAway #Relentless

Come on @andyburnham ... remember your promises to #ExcludedUK members and fulfil your promise to stand by the excluded!
https://t.co/xnaMFHEWGX

🚨PLEASE SIGN AND SHARE OUR EXCLUDEDUK PETITION🚨
✍️ PLEASE SIGN IT HERE:

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💜 DONATE to help fund the campaign: https://t.co/M6v9hv9Rj3

🌐 VISIT our website to learn more about ExcludedUK https://t.co/bmIoivlotd

🔗 FOLLOW & SHAREour Linktree to find all our social media channels and campaign links https://t.co/7EcFQFiCjU

📣 SHARE our posts and help keep #ExcludedUK visible

🏛️ CONTACT YOUR MPand ask them to support ExcludedUK and the Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support APPG.. even ask them to join by emailing [email protected]

Every signature, donation, share and voice helps.

@JohnHealey_MP @ExcludedFighter @SadieMHarris @JohnMartinComic @inkbyboston @harrisonmaxwell @NickFerrariLBC @ITVX @PA @ExcludedUK @andyburnham @JohnHealey_MP @downingstreet @switherdenMP @MP4Stratford @AlPinkerton @gregsmith_uk @RichardNewby3 @ExcludedFighter @SadieMHarris @APPGGapsSupport @UKLabour @LibDems @Conservatives @theSNP @reformparty_uk @thisisyourparty @Plaid_Cymru @TheGreenParty @thatginamiller @MartinSLewis @JohnDCaudwell @itvnews @GMB @GBNEWS @BigIssue @LBC @itvnews @BBCNews @PA @AP @BBCBreakfast #Excluded #Covid19 #APPG #PMQs #FinancialRedress #BounceBackLoans #MentalHealth #justicefortheexcluded

[ExcludedFighter @ExcludedFighter]

@andyburnham. in April last year you said you'd be glad to meet me. Now 119 days as Prime Minister, 10+ emails and one hand written letter to Downing Street, not ONE reply?. We #ExcludedUK deserve answers, not silence. You talk about hope, but where is it.

@Daily_Express @PA

[ExcludedFighter @ExcludedFighter]

@andyburnham. in April last year you said you'd be glad to meet me. Now 119 days as Prime Minister, 10+ emails and one hand written letter to Downing Street, not ONE reply?. We #ExcludedUK deserve answers, not silence. You talk about hope, but where is it.

@Daily_Express @PA

[ExcludedUK Official @ExcludedUK]

EXCELLENT ARTICLE BY THE BBC ABOUT THE CONTINUED PLIGHT OF THE EXCLUDED, EVEN AFTER IT BEING 5 YEARS SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

A huge thank you to the @BBCNews team who covered the stories of #ExcludedUK members, Tim Pravda (@ExcludedFighter) and Chris Andrews, who told their story of their Covid-19 experience and how it still impacts on them 5 years after the start of the pandemic.

Please share far and wide to keep our story out there.

The Youtube video link is: https://t.co/YGnmao3dPz

The online news article link is: https://t.co/s3DFxALi55

DID YOU GET LITTLE OR NO FINANCIAL SUPPORT DURING COVID?
Were you excluded from fair and equal Covid-19 financial support?
If so, join some of the other 3.8 million UK taxpayers who were, as we campaign for this scandal to be put right.. https://t.co/1GoANVaqj9

Dutifully paid in, deliberately left out!

Lives & livelihoods ruined!

37+ suicides and hundreds of attempted suicides!

Website: https://t.co/0yvKedEu5A

Facebook Group: https://t.co/1GoANVaqj9

Sign our petition https://t.co/QhI4mf3rhU

Sign up to our mailing list: https://t.co/zgpsggbnGK

There are over 20 categories of exclusions including:
·New starters
·New Businesses
·PAYE freelancers
·Newly self-employed
·Those denied furlough
·Directors paid in Dividends
·Directors paid PAYE Annually
·Made redundant before 19 Mar 2020
·Directors of Companies not in Profit
·Self-employed with +£50k trading profits
·Businesses ineligible for Business Grants
·Those in maternity/parental/adoption leave
·Those earning less than 50% income from self-employment
·Those whose personal circumstances have affected entitlement to support e.g. pensions, bereavement allowance, carer’s allowance, students, armed forces veterans… and more…

ExcludedUK are asking for:
(1) An apology from government so this injustice is recognised and assurance that it will never happen again.
(2) Parity of support
(3) Acknowledgement of loss of earnings/profit and consequential loss.

#ExcludedUK

A HUGE THANK YOU TO THE FIRST LORD WHO HAS REGISTERED AS MEMBER OF OUR ‘GAPS IN COVID-19 FINANCIAL SUPPORT’ APPG:

The Rt Hon Lord Brady of Altrincham (@conservatives)

AS SECRETARIAT FOR THE NEW ‘GAPS IN COVID-19 FINANCIAL SUPPORT’ APPG, #ExcludedUK, would like to welcome all Lords and MPs as new members.

To join, either message us on here or email [email protected]

Members of APPG so far:

Steve Witherden MP (Chair) @switherdenMP
Manuela Perteghella MP (Officer) @MP4Stratford
Al Pinkerton MP (Officer) @AlPinkerton
Greg Smith MP (Officer) @gregsmith_uk
The Rt Hon Lord Brady of Altrincham (Conservative)
Richard Burgon MP @RichardBurgon
Apsana Begum MP @ApsanaBegumMP
Andrew Cooper MP @GoAndrCoop
Jake Richards MP @JakeBenRichards
Marsha De Cordova MP @MarshadeCordova
Esther McVey MP @EstherMcVey1
Chris Bloore MP @ChrisBloore
Tim Farron MP @timfarron
Paul Kohler MP @PaulKohlerSW19
Alex Sobel MP @alexsobel
Graham Leadbitter MP @GrahamSNP
Emma Lewell-Buck MP @EmmaLewellBuck
John McDonnell MP @johnmcdonnellMP
Charlotte Cane MP @CharlotteCane8
Claire Young MP @ClaireforTAY
Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP @BellRibeiroAddy
Sorcha Eastwood MP @SorchaEastwood
Ben Lake MP @BenMLake
Caroline Voaden MP @CarolineVoaden
Rosie Duffield MP @RosieDuffield1
Vikki Slade MP @VikkiSlade72
Mary Glindon MP @GlindonMary
Kirsty Blackman MP @KirstySNP
Yasmin Qureshi MP @YasminQureshiMP
Matt Western MP @MattWestern_
Grahame Morris MP @grahamemorris
Rachael Maskell MP @RachaelMaskell
Matt Turmaine MP @Turmaine
Carla Lockhart MP @carlalockhart
Kim Johnson MP @KimJohnsonMP
Paula Barker MP @PaulaBarkerMP
Neil Duncan-Jordan MP @NeilForPoole
Imran Hussain MP @Imran_HussainMP
Ian Byrne MP @IanByrneMP
Tom Morrison MP @ThomasMorrison
Sammy Wilson MP @eastantrimmp
Chris Law MP @ChrisLawSNP
Zoe Franklin MP @ZoeFranklinLD
Afzal Khan MP @AfzalKhanMCR
Sarah Dyke MP @SarahDykeLD

To join, either message us on here or email [email protected]

To all those who have not yet pledged their support for this APPG, your excluded constituents would really appreciate you joining us to campaign:

To acknowledge the challenges faced by UK taxpayers excluded from Government financial support during the COVID-19 pandemic, to address the failings of past provisions, and to develop equitable solutions ensuring no one is excluded from support in future crises We would love to welcome you.

To join, either message us on here or email [email protected]

[#ExcludedNeedJustice @ExcludedNeedJu1]

@BrokenBarnet @andyburnham @dantomlinsonmp Broken promises carry a political price. Do @UKLabour really believe 3.8m #ExcludedUK small businesses, freelancers, veterans and #WASPI women facing a double injustice, simply don’t matter? These ignored voters could also decide Labour’s future @piersmorgan @Kevin_Maguire @GMB

[#ExcludedNeedJustice @ExcludedNeedJu1]

@Councillorsuzie
@ExcludedFighter
@ExcludedUK👇👀

[#ExcludedNeedJustice @ExcludedNeedJu1]

@Bobby_Dean @LibDems Help to End the next Post Office scandal: The #ExcludedUK taxpayers left with £0 incomes and £0 support. Families still losing businesses, homes and livelihoods years on, and with XMAS approaching, justice, accountability and restitution cannot wait @EdwardJDavey?

@munirawilson

[ExcludedFighter @ExcludedFighter]

@kimleadbeater This rings hollow for #ExcludedUK members in #SpenValley and every UK constituency in debt, poverty, lost homes and lives lost to suicide. @andyburnham, it is way over-due to meet and discuss when the pledges of redress will be acted on.

@darrenpjones

[ExcludedFighter @ExcludedFighter]

@Councillorsuzie Labour politicians backed compensation for #WASPI women. Yet 3.8 million #ExcludedUK taxpayers, including WASPI women facing a double injustice also await restitution. @andyburnham championed both causes. Where is the promised justice, fairness and action?

[ExcludedFighter @ExcludedFighter]

@Councillorsuzie Labour politicians backed compensation for #WASPI women. Yet 3.8 million #ExcludedUK taxpayers, including WASPI women facing a double injustice also await restitution. @andyburnham championed both causes. Where is the promised justice, fairness and action?

[ExcludedUK Official @ExcludedUK]

Agreed.... but it doesn't take two months to make the public apology he promised .. and an apology is free...the country can afford that for a start! It would mean so much to the excluded community, especially the families and friends of the 40+ who saw no other way that to take their own lives, as we were all accused of being fraudsters and tax dodgers. Look at our website to see the huge number of categories... some who worked and their employers paid their tax! Madness!

https://t.co/bmIoivlotd

#excludedUK

[ExcludedFighter @ExcludedFighter]

@TeriG2569 @andyburnham @ExcludedUK stands shoulder to shoulder with Infected Blood victims. The NOW PM championed both our causes promising accountability & redress. like you the #ExcludedUK feel gaslighted. The silence from @UKLabour speaks volumes💔

@PrivateEyeNews
@TheNewsAgents
@SkyNews @GMB @PA

[ExcludedUK Lives & Livelihoods @ExcludedUKLost]

You spoke of the brutality of the British state, @AndyBurnham.
For excluded taxpayers, that brutality meant lost homes, businesses and lives.
They need justice, not sympathy alone.
#ExcludedUK #WeAreNotGoingAway

[ExcludedFighter @ExcludedFighter]

@PatrickChristys @GBNEWS The radio silence is NOW deafening @andyburnham.
Our members inc veterans still face homelessness, poverty and destitution. Last April you promised to meet me. After repeated ignored invitations, WHEN will you accept to meet us to discuss #ExcludedUK recompense?

@ExcludedUK @GMB

[ExcludedFighter @ExcludedFighter]

@kimleadbeater This rings hollow for #ExcludedUK members in #SpenValley and every UK constituency in debt, poverty, lost homes and lives lost to suicide. @andyburnham, it is way over-due to meet and discuss when the pledges of redress will be acted on.

@darrenpjones

[ExcludedUK Lives & Livelihoods @ExcludedUKLost]

@andyburnham promised “a new economy and a new politics”. That must include old injustices. ExcludedUK asks for an apology, parity of support and acknowledgement of lost earnings. Will he meet us? #ExcludedUK #WeAreNotGoingAway #Relentless

[#ExcludedNeedJustice @ExcludedNeedJu1]

@labourlewis Talking about the infected blood scandal, on a @ExcludedUK call to #ExcludedUK members, those IB victims were also mentioned, but since that day when @andyburnham talked about parity of support, both campaigns feel like they have been hoodwinked just to get their VOTES.

BETRAYED

[Travelicious @Travelicious_24]

@iancharris Abu Dhabi Andy!

Just wonder now if 3.8 #excludeduk taxpayers actually KNOW the real @andyburnham ???

Its like having a body double as @10DowningStreet at the moment!

Which version of AB said this 👇👇👇🤷‍♀️🤔

@ExcludedUK @ExcludedFighter @susannareid100 @GMB @cathynewman

[Ian @iancharris]

Like the #WASPI women the #excludeduk are finding out that Abu Dhabi Andy Burnham tells a good take to get their votes yet drops them when in power.

[ExcludedUK Lives & Livelihoods @ExcludedUKLost]

“The country owes them more than warm words,” said @andyburnham on 7 November. Veterans were among the 3.8 million taxpayers excluded from Covid support. They are still owed recognition, redress and action. #ExcludedUK #WeAreNotGoingAway #Relentless

[ExcludedFighter @ExcludedFighter]

@TeriG2569 @andyburnham @ExcludedUK stands shoulder to shoulder with Infected Blood victims. The NOW PM championed both our causes promising accountability & redress. like you the #ExcludedUK feel gaslighted. The silence from @UKLabour speaks volumes💔

@PrivateEyeNews
@TheNewsAgents
@SkyNews @GMB @PA

[ExcludedUK Official @ExcludedUK]

MEDIA RELEASE FROM #ExcludedUK

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Wednesday 28 October 2026

PM ANDY BURNHAM WILL REGRET THIS! 20 PROMISES CAUGHT ON VIDEO AS EXCLUDEDUK DEMANDS ANSWERS ON BUDGET DAY

Six years of promises, no financial redress and not even the apology he pledged to pursue. ExcludedUK confronts the Prime Minister with his own words as Chancellor John Healey delivers the Autumn Budget.

4 houses and 2 businesses lost in the last 6 weeks alone!!!!

WATCH THE VIDEO: https://t.co/xnaMFHEWGX

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has spent more than six years publicly championing the plight of the estimated 3.8 million UK taxpayers excluded from meaningful Covid-19 financial support.

Now ExcludedUK is reminding him of 20 promises and commitments captured on video, as the Government delivers its first Autumn Budget under his leadership.

Words of support. Promises of action. Commitments to justice. Reassurances that the campaign would not be forgotten.

All caught on camera. All waiting to be honoured.

For years, Andy Burnham was one of ExcludedUK's most vocal political supporters, participating in numerous campaign events and repeatedly expressing his determination to see the injustice rectified.

Now, as Prime Minister, he has the opportunity to turn those words into meaningful action.

Jennifer Griffiths, Head of ExcludedUK, who personally co-hosted several events with Andy Burnham, said:

"Andy Burnham was one of our loudest and most passionate political champions. I co-hosted several events with him, and time and time again, he made commitments to support our fight for justice.

"He told us financial redress was fair, proportionate and doable. He spoke about the injustice being indefensible. He understood the devastation caused to people who had dutifully paid into the system, only to be abandoned when they needed help most.

"He pledged to pursue an apology. He spoke about putting things right. He told us that the passage of time did not change the injustice.

"Now he is Prime Minister, and we are still waiting.

"Not even the apology has materialised. An apology costs absolutely nothing, yet six years later, we are still waiting for that too.

"Andy, we believed you. Our members believed you. Your words gave people hope when many had absolutely none left.

"Those commitments were not whispered behind closed doors. They were made publicly, repeatedly, and we have them on video.

"Twenty promises and commitments. Twenty reminders of the hope you gave us. Twenty reasons why we are not going away.

"You told us this injustice could and should be rectified. Now you have the authority to help make that happen.

"Prime Minister, we are holding you to your word."

THE AUTUMN BUDGET: WHERE IS THE JUSTICE FOR EXCLUDED TAXPAYERS?

As Chancellor John Healey delivers the Government's Autumn Budget today, ExcludedUK is demanding answers about the continuing absence of a financial remedy for those excluded from the Covid-19 support schemes.
The Chancellor has promised a Budget focused on supporting British businesses, easing financial pressures and restoring hope.

ExcludedUK recognises the importance of helping households, businesses and the self-employed through today's economic challenges.

However, the campaign questions how the Government can speak of fairness and opportunity while the financial devastation experienced by excluded taxpayers remains unresolved.

During the pandemic, billions of pounds were distributed through Government financial support schemes, yet an estimated 3.8 million taxpayers found themselves falling through the gaps.

Many were self-employed workers, limited company directors, freelancers, new starters, people on maternity leave and small business owners.

They were taxpayers who had contributed to the country's finances, only to discover that the support available to others was inaccessible to them.

Dutifully paid in. Deliberately left out.

The consequences have been catastrophic.

Businesses have closed. Family homes have been lost. Relationships have broken down. People's physical and mental health has deteriorated.

Tragically, the campaign has also supported families bereaved by suicide and members who have survived suicide attempts.

For these people, the impact of exclusion did not end when lockdown restrictions were lifted.

Jennifer Griffiths continued:
"We hear politicians talk about supporting entrepreneurs, investing in small businesses and rewarding hardworking taxpayers.

"Yet what about those taxpayers who lost everything because they were excluded from the financial lifelines offered to others?

"How can we talk about rebuilding Britain's economy without acknowledging the businesses that were destroyed and the people whose financial security was shattered?

"You cannot build a fairer Britain by continuing to overlook those who were unfairly excluded.

"We are not asking for special treatment. We are asking for parity, accountability and justice.

"Every Budget that passes without addressing this injustice is another reminder of the promises that remain unfulfilled."

EXCLUDEDUK TAKES THE EVIDENCE DIRECTLY TO PARLIAMENT

Today, Wednesday 28 October 2026, ExcludedUK is taking its message directly to Westminster.
A digital video van is circulating Parliament Square between 9.00 am and 5.00 pm, displaying powerful testimonies from excluded taxpayers, the human consequences of exclusion and the political commitments made to the campaign.

The van is taking the voices of those who have been ignored for more than six years directly to the heart of Government.

The campaign is also drawing attention to footage of Andy Burnham's repeated commitments to ExcludedUK.

Watch the video of his promises here:
https://t.co/xnaMFHEWGX

WHAT EXCLUDEDUK IS DEMANDING

Our three demands remain unchanged:
1. An apology from Government so this injustice is recognised, together with an assurance that this will never happen again.
2. Parity of support
3. Acknowledgement of loss of earnings/profit and consequential loss.

These demands are not new. They are the same fundamental principles of fairness and accountability that ExcludedUK has been fighting for since May 2020.

We dutifully paid in, but were deliberately left out.

Lives and livelihoods lost.

More than 40 lives have been lost to suicide among those affected by exclusion, according to ExcludedUK's records, while our dedicated mental health and welfare team has provided vital support to hundreds of people experiencing severe distress.

"PRIME MINISTER, WE HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN. HAVE YOU?"

Jennifer Griffiths concluded:
"Andy Burnham once told us that the passage of time did not change the injustice. He was right.

"Six years have passed, but those words are as relevant today as they were when he first spoke them.

"The difference is that he is no longer simply a politician offering support from the sidelines.

"He is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

"He has the opportunity to demonstrate that those promises were more than words.

"Twenty promises and commitments, all captured on video. Millions of taxpayers still waiting for justice.

"To those who have lost their businesses, their homes, their livelihoods and, in some tragic cases, their loved ones, this is about far more than politics.

"It is about accountability. It is about fairness. It is about restoring faith in the promises made by those who seek our trust.

"Prime Minister, we haven't forgotten. Have you?

"We Are Not Going Away. We Are Relentless."

ENDS

NOTES TO EDITORS

About ExcludedUK
ExcludedUK is a grassroots campaign representing the estimated 3.8 million UK taxpayers excluded from meaningful Government financial support during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The campaign seeks parity of financial support, official recognition, accountability and fair financial redress for those affected.

ExcludedUK works alongside the Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support All-Party Parliamentary Group to raise awareness of the long-term consequences of exclusion.

Video of Andy Burnham's commitments to ExcludedUK:

https://t.co/xnaMFHEWGX

Budget Day campaign activity:
ExcludedUK digital video van, Parliament Square, Westminster, Wednesday 28 October 2026, 9.30 am to 5.30 pm

Media enquiries:
Jennifer Griffiths
Head of ExcludedUK
[email protected]

Website: https://t.co/bmIoivlotd
#ExcludedUK #WeAreNotGoingAway #Relentless

Come on @andyburnham ... remember your promises to #ExcludedUK members and fulfil your promise to stand by the excluded!
https://t.co/xnaMFHEWGX

🚨PLEASE SIGN AND SHARE OUR EXCLUDEDUK PETITION🚨
✍️ PLEASE SIGN IT HERE:

WHILST WE ARE WAITING FOR PM ANDY BURNHAM TO HAND OUT THE PARITY HE PROMISED…. 🚨THIS IS HOW YOU CAN HELP….🚨 ✍️ SIGN our Parliamentary petition https://t.co/rwmW9NVZTP

💜 DONATE to help fund the campaign: https://t.co/M6v9hv9Rj3

🌐 VISIT our website to learn more about ExcludedUK https://t.co/bmIoivlotd

🔗 FOLLOW & SHAREour Linktree to find all our social media channels and campaign links https://t.co/7EcFQFiCjU

📣 SHARE our posts and help keep #ExcludedUK visible

🏛️ CONTACT YOUR MPand ask them to support ExcludedUK and the Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support APPG.. even ask them to join by emailing [email protected]

Every signature, donation, share and voice helps.

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@darrenpjones @JakeBenRichards @LucyRigby @sarahsackman For too long 3.8 million people have been denied money legally theirs. #ExcludedUK’s fight has been tortuous with 40+ lives lost along the way. In memory of them, justice must now come. Thank you Darren for standing with us this Budget!!

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