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