Rishi Sunak urged by mayors to help the 2.9million 'excluded' from his Covid-19 bailout
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukChancellor Rishi Sunak has been urged to help almost three million people across the UK who have been ‘excluded’ from vital support throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.People who are newly self-employed or freelancing are currently ineligible for the bailout schemes offered by the government.Others who are affected include people on maternity or paternity leave whose earnings may have dropped since going on leave are also affected traders whose profits exceed £50,000, and company directors relying on dividends affected by the economic impact of coronavirus.The mayors of Greater Manchester, London and the Liverpool city-region - Andy Burnham, Sadiq Khan and Steve Rotheram - have called on the chancellor to help those who have 'fallen through.
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