Bridget Phillipson Labour Member of Parliament for Houghton and Sunderland South
Today at Treasury Questions, I pressed the Chancellor on the failing test, trace and isolate system and why his new employment support schemes are failing to do “whatever it takes“ as he promised in March.
The Government’s economic support is fading away and drops off next week, and with the latest data for Test and Trace showing it is still not reaching far too many contacts of those who test positive, even the Chancellor knows that the government’s failed test trace and isolate system is holding our economy back.
They need to get a grip. Lives and livelihoods depend on it. Watch my questions to the Chancellor below:
Today I asked the Chancellor why his new employment support schemes are failing to do “whatever it takes“ as he promised in March.The Government’s economic support is fading away and drops off next week. They are failing to protect lives and livelihoods.
Posted by Bridget Phillipson on Tuesday, 20 October 2020
“There have been times when we would all wish that the response had been faster”.With the latest data for Test and Trace showing it is still not reaching far too many contacts of those who test positive, even the Chancellor knows that the government’s failed test trace and isolate system is holding our economy back.They need to get a grip. Lives and livelihoods depend on it. My question yesterday to the Chancellor:
Posted by Bridget Phillipson on Wednesday, 21 October 2020