Johnson told to make another U-turn and extend furlough scheme to protect jobs

Boris Johnson speaks during Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons (PA)

Boris Johnson has faced demands to make another U-turn and extend the furlough scheme beyond October to prevent Margaret Thatcher-style unemployment numbers.

Labour leader Keir Starmer insisted the British Prime Minister must help sectors of the economy which “desperately” need the furlough scheme as they cannot return to normal during the Covid-19 pandemic.