Chancellor Rishi Sunak is under pressure to extend the government’s furlough scheme beyond its October cut-off point as job losses soar, and parts of the UK enter a second lockdown. In this live Q&A with the FT’s chief UK business correspondent Daniel Thomas, and personal finance editor Claer Barrett, we answer your questions about how the scheme could be adapted. What measures do you think could help you retain staff, or even start hiring again? Do you think that the hardest-hit sectors of the economy should receive greater support, or should the government prioritise money to boost training and skills?
In This Story: Rishi Sunak
Rish Sunak is a British Conservative Party MP, who was originally elected as a Member of Parliament in the Richmond (Yorks) constituency in 2015.
His father-in-law is billionaire founder of Indian IT giant, Infosys, NR Narayana Murthy.
Sunak experienced a meteoric rise, first to be selected for the “safest” Conservative seat in the UK, he would later become the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer in under five years.