The Mayor of Greater Manchester addressed poor communication from the Government on whether his area would go back into lockdown in the days prior. Mr Burnham said: “I am not asking the staff or the cashiers to do this. "It does not make sense to have run a furlough scheme to this point, simply to abandon it when those industries can't fully return. "Certain sectors are going to find it harder to return to anything like full strength. "If you get a message to serve on a jury, you're being asked to do your public duty and it's the same for NHS Test and Trace. "There's a whole number of industries that simply are not going to be able to return to anything like full operations any time soon.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the instructions "And I think the government has got to reconsider its position on furlough for those industries. Student's remarkable conversation with Tory MP overStudent lays into government's "catastrophic failure" asGavin Williamson makes U-turn just six seconds after hisThe student taking the fight to the government over theDonald Trump fuels 'birther' conspiracy theory aboutPublic warned over criminals using celebrities to promoteSchools Minister says students won't be charged to sit Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham says there's “no need” to build Heathrow’s third runway, with the money better spent connecting the airport with the rest of the country. "The government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme was first introduced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak in March to protect jobs during lockdown.It has so far been used to protect 384,700 jobs in the Greater Manchester region, with almost one in three employees put on the scheme by their employers.The scheme means workers placed on leave have been able to receive 80pc of their pay, up to a maximum of £2,500 a month.That's the prediction from employment law specialists Slater Heelis Solicitors as bosses across the region weigh up whether to bring staff back full-time, part-time or let them go.From October 2, the government will pay 60 per cent of wages up to a cap of £1,875 for the hours the employee is on furlough.Employers will pay ER NICs and pension contributions, and top up employees’ wages to ensure they receive 80 per cent of their wages up to a cap of £2,500, for time they are furloughed.Chancellor Rishi Sunak introduced the furlough scheme in March "We've got to create a situation where no one thinks twice about that message, they immediately think 'I'll do it' and I can do it without worrying about feeding my kids of paying the bill." Where we do contract tracing, we have a 98% success rate.

"You could think about the events industry, aviation. ""I think anonymous briefings should be discarded - they're not worth a discussion like this." Andrew Castle If they spend a day trying to get hold of someone and can't, they should immediately pass that to the local area. "There is a real worry that the Labour leader isn't up to the job physically or mentally but is being propped up by those around him," one said.Speaking to Andrew Castle, Mr Burnham said "we're in real trouble" if there was an agist approach to politics.

The Mayor of Greater Manchester told LBC that the Test & Trace scheme is currently only reaching just over half of the contacts of people who test positive. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham defends Jeremy Corbyn's "energy" and "determination" amid reports the Labour leader is 'too frail' for office. "One of the reasons people don't take the calls is that they simply cannot afford to take two weeks off work.He added: "There are many people in some of our poorest communities who know that they cannot agree to a request to self-isolate for 14 days because they won't be paid or worse, they fear losing their jobs. Mayor Andy Burnham said: "There is a growing amount of evidence that pubs are one of the main places where this virus spreads." Council health chiefs are being “kept in the dark” about local Covid infections, rendering them powerless to take the action needed to avoid lockdowns, it has been claimed. Updates from Team Burnham. The Greater Manchester mayor said this would ensure certain industries that are still struggling are not left behind The government needs a 'sector-by-sector' approach to the furlough scheme, The Greater Manchester mayor said he does not think the government’s position on its scheme, which is due to end in October, is sustainable.He said that a sector-by-sector approach would ensure that certain industries that are still struggling during the coronavirus pandemic, such as the hospitality and music industries, are not left behind. "Jeremy is a strong character in many ways, and you've got to be to do that job," he said. "When Tom recommended a payment, similar to that for people on jury service, Mr Burnham was fully behind the scheme, adding: "That is exactly what I would do.