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UK announces plans to help workers hit by pandemic

by Associated Press
| September 24, 2020 4:27 AM

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s treasury chief on Thursday announced a new income support program to help workers hurt by the coronavirus pandemic, responding to pressure from businesses and labor unions to step in with more direct support for people in precarious work situations.

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