UK Chancellor hints of job supports when its furlough ends        

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak walks through from the foreign office to Downing Street after the introduction of measures to bring the country out of lockdown.

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak gave the strongest hint yet that he’ll support UK jobs after the government’s furlough programme ends next month, meeting a key demand of business lobbies and the opposition Labour Party.

Mr Sunak, speaking in parliament after data showed the economy has shed almost 700,000 jobs during the coronavirus-induced recession, acknowledged that businesses need help.