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Furlough extension demand refused by new Scotland Office minister

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Scotland Office minister refused to support calls to extend state-backed wage protection north of the border. Iain Stewart, MP for Milton Keynes, said the Scottish Government should instead be more "ambitious" despite concerns the furlough programme is ending too soon in October.

Stewart was asked if he agreed with concerns raised by SNP ministers and in the tourism sector during an interview on the BBC's Politics Scotland. "I think the focus of the Scottish Government should be a bit more ambitious to make sure the economy is getting up and running by the autumn," he said.He said it is "not helpful" to focus on extending furlough beyond October and said "plenty of money" has come to Scotland.Stewart was appointed to the office after former.

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