U.K.’s Sunak Prepared to Accept Delay to End of Covid Lockdown
- Ministers weighing whether to finish unlocking economy June 21
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Rishi Sunak
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U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak is prepared to accept delaying the end of lockdown measures past June 21, removing one potential hurdle to what would be a politically contentious decision.
Sunak in March extended key economic support for workers and businesses through to the end of September precisely to allow for delays to the “roadmap” for unlocking the economy, a person familiar with the matter said, declining to comment on a specific timescale. The Guardian newspaper reported the chancellor would be ready to countenance a four-week delay.