More than 1,100 councillors across the country have backed the Mirror's jobs campaign. Our Keep Britain Working fight, which supports former Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Alliance for Full Employment drive, was launched last week to protect employees and help the economy bounce back from the coronavirus recession.
Now, local leaders have thrown their weight behind the battle. Some 1,150 Labour councillors have written to Boris Johnson urging him to rethink plans to scrap the furlough scheme next month(OCT) and target support at worst-hit industries to prevent mass unemployment.
In their letter, seen by the Mirror, they tell the Prime Minister: “Our country is facing an unprecedented jobs crisis. “The Office for Budget Responsibility