'Impacts are already being felt and we need a bespoke furlough scheme'
It's claimed jobs will be lost in Torbay unless the Chancellor helps the area's struggling tourist sector.
Last updated 11th Sep 2020
Council leader Steve Darling is calling for a new furlough scheme for certain industries, such as hospitality, to be created to help safeguard jobs in tourist areas.
It comes as MPs on the Treasury Select Committee warn without further support there could be long-term mass unemployment after the existing scheme finishes next month.
Steve Darling says the impacts of job cuts are already being felt with a rise in local children claiming free school meals this September.
Mr Darling believes more jobs could go this Autumn unless action is taken by central Government.