Millions in UK 'could slip through virus wage safety net'

Some self-employed workers at risk despite wage subsidy plan, warn thinktanks

Millions of people across Britain risk falling through gaps in the coronavirus wage subsidy plan and benefits system, according to two of the country’s leading economics thinktanks.

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