@TracyBrabin I emailed you on 10 April regarding the 5% of self employed workers the government isn’t supporting during this crisis. I hope you get the chance to reply so we can ensure no worker is left without financial support.
@RishiSunak@BorisJohnson “The government will do everything it takes to help you make ends meet and put food on the table”... unless you’re one of the 5% self employed who aren’t receiving any help
One of the groups most affected by the #lockdown are the UK’s #selfemployed workforce. Comprising just over 5 million people, some 15 per cent of the working population, this group contributes a combined £305bn to the UK economy.
Read our #research here: https://t.co/4t1lr7qQ9T
Scottish Govt commits £34m to pay grants to newly self-employed excluded from UK government Self-Employment Income Support Scheme. "The recently self-employed, excluded from the UK’s scheme but suffering hardship, will be able to receive £2,000 grants." https://t.co/TKcGT6VCAn
This is why all the bullshit about bringing the country together after no-deal won’t work: Nobody who actually loses their job or business is going to sit back and say ‘ah well, it was worth it to keep the Tory Party together and for my blue passport I can’t afford to use’.