More than half a million firms at risk of failure amid cash crisis, report warns 10/02/2021, 12:08 am
Nearly 600,000 UK firms are at risk of collapsing due to a cash crisis if the Government does not extend support measures, putting up to nine million jobs under threat, a think tank has warned (PA)
Nearly 600,000 UK firms are at risk of collapsing due to a cash crisis if the Government does not extend support measures, putting up to nine million jobs under threat, a think tank has warned.
Research by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) revealed that one in three businesses had less than three months of cash reserves – considered the danger point for firms – in the four months to the end of January.
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The Labour leader could take his party to victory, if only he had a long-term vision
The Labour leader, Keir Starmer, visits a vaccination centre in Stevenage. Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images
The Labour leader, Keir Starmer, visits a vaccination centre in Stevenage. Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images
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It is easy to overstate Labour’s current woes. Keir Starmer’s personal ratings are better than any Labour leader for more than a decade. Whatever your explanation for the party’s 2019 rout, a formidable challenge confronted anyone who inherited the crown after such a calamitous drubbing, and Starmer’s leadership clawed back a 20-point deficit.