Julie Warrington

[Julie Warrington @prettycuriousni]

@etiennelefleur @TracyBrabin @RishiSunak Yes me too it's awful. At this stage I would be delighted to get £94 per week.

[Julie Warrington @prettycuriousni]

@just2fruity @loveallthe @PeterStefanovi2 Me too

[Treasury Committee @CommonsTreasury]

Is the Government's financial response to #coronavirus sufficient?

Are there areas where more support is needed?

We've issued a call for evidence.

📩Submit your views by 5pm on Monday 23 March to: [email protected]

[Walt Frasier @waltfrasier]

@amyklobuchar I'm a gig economy guy
Was just starting to do well after going virtually self employed 15 years ago
I've got April 1 rent/ utilities covered
After that?
Not sure...
All gigs cancelled
Teaching some classes online but going to be enough...

[Newry Times @NewryTimes]

Coronavirus Northern Ireland: ‘Extend protections to self-employed’ – Hazzard https://t.co/Ye04yW0DSa #Newry #TweetNI #Ireland

[Richard Burgon MP @RichardBurgon]

Here are 5 key things the Government must do this week in the battle against Coronavirus.

◾An immediate lockdown
◾Much more testing
◾Proper safety equipment for NHS staff
◾Sick pay increased to European levels & available to all
◾Income protection for self-employed workers

[John McDonnell @johnmcdonnellMP]

Letter from 100 expert economic thinkers in The Times on the need for the job retention scheme to include the self-employed and mandate that layoffs don’t happen, and reforms to UC. I am appealing to the Chancellor to act on this urgently today. https://t.co/5W13BmqSQv

[John McDonnell @johnmcdonnellMP]

Former governor of the Bank of England on Today programme has just backed call for inclusion of self employed in income compensation scheme. The government must act now. There should be no further delay. This is about people’s lives.

[PoliticsHome @politicshome]

NEW: Writing for @TheHouseLive, Shadow Culture Secretary @TracyBrabin warns self-employed and freelancers are facing “financial catastrophe”.

And she says “nothing short of a temporary basic income” will help them through the coronavirus crisis:

https://t.co/lod50wPU8Z

[Garden House Beauty @tghbbkent]

Unfortunately I’m not even eligible for UC as my husband is still at work in a hard hit sales job. So what happens to the £1500 a month I contribute to our household? #selfemployed #ignoring5million

[Julie Warrington @prettycuriousni]

@tghbbkent In the same situation...it's so unfair. We can't live on one wage, my income is ZERO now.

[Michael Berkeley @MichaelBerkele2]

I and other arts concerned Peers have now written to the Government over the unfair position the self employed in the creative industries find themselves. Read it here:
https://t.co/zbZGovEgv6

[Scottish Greens @scottishgreens]

Measures to protect incomes must also support the people who've already lost work, and for the self-employed and gig workers.
Only a Universal Basic Income will stop people falling through the cracks #CoronacrisisUK

[David Lammy @DavidLammy]

Britain will be immeasurably poorer without the musicians, artists, comedians and other creatives who will struggle to perform in the coming months. We have to stand up for them now, along with all self-employed people. Our culture depends on it.

[Equity @EquityUK]

DEAR CHANCELLOR @RishiSunak Creatives, freelancers and self-employed workers deserve the same support and respect as employees in secure jobs. Read our letter to the Chancellor below and online here: https://t.co/PE9usjYYgG

[michelle maher @mmaher70]

Isn't it amazing Philip Green's and Richard Branson asking for taxpayers money is OK
Sick, disabled children, disabled adults, carers, zero hours, self employed and unemployed ask for enough money for rent, food and utilities are scroungers!!
Tory ideology
#CoronaCrisisuk

[Richard Burgon MP @RichardBurgon]

Too many still aren't getting the economic protection from the government that they desperately need.

The Gov't must:

▪️Increase sick pay to real living wage levels

▪️Ensure self-employed workers are compensated for lost incomes

▪️Scrap all Universal Credit waiting times

[Claire Hanna @ClaireHanna]

Acutely aware of plight of self employed & freelancers - which estimates suggest could be 100,000 people here - who have yet to receive assurances in UK or NI emergency financial packages. Lobbying intensively to ensure this vital part of economy & life here isn’t left behind

[Catherine West @CatherineWest1]

My inbox overcome by freelancers and self employed in my constituency still not covered by the government support packages announced to date. Together with @TracyBrabin I am on the side of these important workers and will press for a government response.

[Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn]

Boris Johnson should provide economic security for everyone to get through this.

That means much more help for the self-employed, renters and workers, improved social security and an increase in sick pay, which the Health Secretary has admitted isn't currently enough to live on.