Business leaders and MPs sign Telegraph letter urging Government to back Britain s working women in Budget
Leading names have joined forces to urge Government to safegaurd the retail and beauty industries
1 March 2021 • 6:00am
Prominent names have backed a letter published in The Telegraph urging action to halt the fiscal impact of the pandemic on women
The Daily Telegraph, leading names including Dame Helena Morrissey, Dame Jenni Murray and former home secretary Amber Rudd have joined the British Beauty Council in urging the Government to commit to safeguarding the retail and beauty industries.
The letter, also signed by Trinny Woodall, Mary Portas, Cherie Blair QC, Tamara Gillan and Baroness Bertin points to evidence that the clock is being turned back on Britain’s working women, and urges the Government to halt the reversal by “properly assessing the impact the pandemic has had on women’s lives in the UK”.
Adebola Adeoye, a cut, colour and blowdry specialist at Blow LTD
In his latest address to the nation on February 22, the Prime Minister outlined his long awaited roadmap to easing what are currently the strictest lockdown measures since those which were first imposed on England early last year.
The Government s new plan will see the lifting of restrictions spread over at least four months, broadly falling into reopenings in April, May and June, beginning next month with children returning to school on March 8. Hair and beauty salons have been given the green light to resume business on April 12, alongside other non-essential retail and outdoor dining which will reopen in April under stage two of the roadmap plan.