UK furlough scheme extended until end of October

Rishi Sunak says programme will run for further four months as coronavirus crisis continues

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The government’s coronavirus wage subsidy scheme for workers will be extended until the end of October as the British economy is gradually reopened, Rishi Sunak has announced.

Following pressure from employers groups to avoid a wave of job losses this summer, the chancellor said the furlough programme would run for a further four months, up to the end of October. First launched in March, it had been due to close at the end of next month.

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