Rishi Sunak’s ‘insulting’ £6,000 support for Covid-hit hospitality

Chancellor’s £1bn aid package ‘a dud cracker’, business leaders claim

Rishi Sunak with Boris Johnson outside in Downing Street
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Rishi Sunak has been blasted by business leaders after the announcement of a financial support package for companies hit by the emergence of the Omicron variant.

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