Sadiq Khan warns of ‘mass unemployment’ when furlough ends in autumn
The London mayor said his focus will be ‘jobs, jobs, jobs’ if he is re-elected on May 6.
London mayor Sadiq Khan has warned of a wave of “mass unemployment” when the furlough scheme ends in September without action to protect jobs.
Speaking at a campaign event in Westminster, Mr Khan said his focus would be on “jobs, jobs, jobs” if he was re-elected for a second term in the delayed elections on May 6.
“My concern as somebody who lived through the 1980s is we could have another period of mass unemployment where a generation is written off,” he said.
“Should I be re-elected on May 6, our focus in the second term will be jobs, jobs jobs.
“That means protecting the jobs we have, supporting job creation but also helping those who have lost their jobs get back in work.”
He said that Mr Khan was “indistinguishable” from his Conservative rival Shaun Bailey.
“A new virus has allowed professional political class to turn our once free democracy into an authoritarian regime,” he said.
“This beautiful city has been turned into a ghost town and London’s mayor should be fighting for her rights. But he has shown himself to be even more authoritarian than our Government.”
