McDonnell reacts to Band of England Governor's call for self-employed to be included in compensation scheme

"The former governor of the Bank of England on the Today programme has just backed Labour's call for the inclusion of the self-employed in the income compensation scheme.

"The government must act now. There should be no further delay. This is about people’s lives."

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Notes to Editors

· Labour has made repeated calls to the Chancellor over the weekend to provide additional support for the self-employed

· Times letters: Crashing the economy versus sacrificing lives https://t.co/5W13BmqSQv?amp=1