Rishi Sunak has announced that the Government's furlough scheme is being extended by another month
Chancellor already extended the wage subsidy scheme to the end of March but it will now run to end of April
Government said the move was necessary in order to provide businesses with 'certainty' in coming months
But further extension of furlough prompted fresh fears that England could be heading for another lockdown
The Chancellor announced the Budget will take place on March 3 to lay out the 'next phase' of UK response
On Thursday evening the Northern Ireland Executive agreed a six-week lockdown starting from Boxing Day