A financial package aimed at helping self-employed workers get through the coronavirus crisis will be unveiled by UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak today, with the British government under pressure to throw the sector a lifeline.

The move comes after Prime Minister Boris Johnson told Parliament he wanted to achieve "parity of support" so the self-employed could have similar levels of protection to waged workers.

As the Commons shut down early for Easter due to the escalating epidemic, the Prime Minister told MPs: "There are particular difficulties with those who are not on PAYE schemes as ...

I think the whole House understands. "We are bringing forward a package to ensure that everybody gets the support that they need." He added: "I cannot, in all

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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