Committee expresses dismay over lack of support in England for recently self-employed
The chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has snubbed calls to support thousands of small businesses in England on the brink of collapse that would have benefited from financial help in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, according to an all-party group of MPs.
Hairdressers, cleaners and people who started self-employment only months before the pandemic hit are among 1 million workers who have missed out on government support in England, the Treasury select committee said.
