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Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson Hon FRIBA (born 19 June 1964) is a British politician, writer, and former journalist serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party since 2019. He was Foreign Secretary from 2016 to 2018 and Mayor of London from 2008 to 2016. Johnson was Member of Parliament for Henley from 2001 to 2008 and has been MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip since 2015. Ideologically, Johnson identifies as a one-nation conservative.
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Coronavirus emergency help for self-employed set to be announced TODAY but Boris Johnson warns there will be 'hardship'
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukChancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to announce a financial package aimed at helping the self-employed today. The Government has been under pressure to help the sector after Mr Sunak announced last week that the Treasury would guarantee a historic bail-out of £330bn worth of loans to businesses as well as other smaller businesses hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
The Chancellor will outline his measures on Thursday as part of the government's daily updates to the public on the outbreak.
The move comes after Prime Minister Boris Johnson told Parliament he wanted to achieve “parity of support” so the self-employed could have similar levels of protection to waged workers.
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