LABOUR and unions called on the government today to urgently deliver a rescue package for the aviation sector to save a quarter of a million jobs.
In a letter, shadow transport secretary Jim McMahon pressed his government counterpart to urge Chancellor Rishi Sunak to deliver the aviation-sector deal he promised nine months ago when the first coronavirus lockdown took hold.
He also asked Grant Shapps to publish assessments of the potential impact of his decision to exempt “high-value” travellers from Covid quarantine restrictions.
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