“You will not face this alone,” said chancellor Rishi Sunak at the beginning of the pandemic as he announced a package of financial help for Britain’s workers – one that, despite his words, bypassed many in travel, leaving them very much on their own.
The National Audit Office estimates 2.9 million people have fallen through gaps in the government’s support schemes, including many in travel, such as agency owners who can furlough staff but get no help themselves and homeworkers who are recently self-employed.
