Chancellor promises Brexit deadline WON'T be extended despite coronavirus...he also revealed section of Treasury will be moving north
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe Chancellor has said that the Brexit deadline won't be extended despite coronavirus. Rishi Sunak, who was appointed Chancellor last month after a cabinet reshuffle, spoke on Sky News' Sophy Ridge on Sunday programme.
There are currently 209 cases in the UK, with 19 in Greater Manchester, and two British people have died after testing positive for it.
He was asked by the host: "Businesses will have spent months dealing with the coronavirus...they will then be faced with a situation where they have months to then adjust to what will be the biggest change in their trading relationships for a generation at a time when they have already been struggling potentially after coronavirus. "Can you see a situation where you may extend the Brexit
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