For the second time in three days, Christine Jardine pressed the Government to do more to help those who have thus far been excluded from Government support. Three million self-employed people have had nothing since March and some have had no income at all because they work in areas that aren’t yet open. In March they were stressed. Eight months on, they are desperate.
Rishi Sunak was dismissive, but not as egregious as Boris Johnson had been the other day when Christine questioned him.
“I hope we haven’t excluded anyone” said the PM. If he doesn’t know that there is a massive All-Party Parliamentary Group fighting for these people, if he hasn’t been aware of the many questions that have been asked in Parliament, then that shows unforgivable ignorance. If he did know of the plight of the three million, his remarks show callous disregard.
Later, Christine talked to BBC News arguing against the public sector pay freeze and the abandonment of the 0,7% aid target.
On that international aid issue, Wendy Chamberlain highlighted how the Government had gone back on its word:
Ed Davey said that the Chancellor had made some unforgivable political choices:
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