Self-employed call for coronavirus help

Chancellor facing mounting pressure to extend wage bailout to cover five million UK freelancers

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Chancellor Rishi Sunak is facing mounting pressure to extend his coronavirus wage bailout scheme to the UK’s five million self-employed workers.

The calls come amid fears that many will be left financially stranded by the outbreak and forced to keep working even if they have symptoms.

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