Rishi Sunak plans to freeze benefits to pay for cost of covid crisis

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Rishi Sunak plans to freeze benefits and state pay to battle spiralling cost of coronavirus crisis

for the latest news & updatesRishi Sunak is considering a freeze on benefits and public sector pay to get a grip on the country's financesUnemployment is also predicted to rise to more than four million as a result of people being laid off due to theThe Chancellor is said to have told fellow ministers he is deeply concerned about the long-term damage to the country’s finances.

As a way of clawing back billions of pounds in financial bailouts, Mr Sunak is believed to have discussed scrapping inflation-linked increases to both welfare payments and public sector salaries.The news comes as Mr Sunak’s political popularity continues to rise, with public poll ratings during the pandemic showing he was more popular than his colleagues, including Mr Johnson.

He has recently been making efforts to meet the so-called “Red Wall” Conservative MPs who won their seats in traditionally Labour heartlands in the 2019 general election.Rishi has been absolutely adamant in private that he will have to be able to balance the books after this is all finally over.

 

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The only man who could balance these books is Marty Byrde.

Stop benefits to immigrants. The cu**s never paid a penny in

even then RishiSunak will struggle to balance the books

Bet they will take their fat pay rise though

Why do government always “fleece” from the bottom 🤷‍♀️ Why not look higher up, like yourselves who got a massive pay rise & extra money because you worked from home...For many benefits are not a way of life but a life essential...Go back into your ivory tower & reconsider 🤔🤔😡

About time their are too many people on benefits that’s should be

Why not get massive companies to pay their tax instead the poor will suffer another 10 year of tory Austerity disgraceful

UK is completely fked, but with coming Brexit in December😂😂😂😂🇻🇪🇻🇪🇻🇪🇻🇪🇻🇪🇻🇪

Think he forgets pensioners have paid into this all there life we have the lowest pensions in Europe as it is.

Freeze food,rent ect or poverty strikes

Let the mps take a pay cut too

Benefits are already below the cost of living. He's basically saying the s&t is about to hit the fan. Didn't they do the same just before WWII

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