“Many of the business owners I have spoken with have been grateful for their Cbils support, but fundamentally this have not proved sufficient to the scale of losses they’ve experienced. Additional government support is therefore imperative.”
Meanwhile Ben Spencer, Conservative MP for Runnymede and Weybridge, said he would “continue to lobby the government on” issues such as tailored financial support for travel and an extension of the furlough scheme for aviation.
“I will continue to make representations on behalf of the aviation, transport and travel industries, and the many jobs and businesses that rely on it, and sincerely hope that we can achieve an international travel system that is flexible enough to adapt to the ongoing global covid pandemic without needing to stay closed,” added Spencer in a letter to TTG’s Emma Male.
But these calls from MPs may fall on deaf ears within government, as the Treasury has again ruled out a targeted extension of…
