Published:
3:22 PM April 29, 2021
Rishi Sunak MP enjoys a hair cut at Chop Chop London, Wembley Park
- Credit: Simon Walker HM Treasury
The chancellor of the exchequer popped into a Wembley Park salon to get a long overdue hair cut.
Rishi Sunak MP visited Chop-Chop London, in Weaver Walk, on Tuesday (April 27) to show support to local businesses.
I visited @chopchopldn yesterday for a long overdue trim and to meet hairdressers who’ve been supported through the pandemic by the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme.
If you haven’t already you can check your claim date for the fourth SEISS grant here https://t.co/iF8MwdrHrlpic.twitter.com/D9XGXPhnK5 Rishi Sunak (@RishiSunak) April 28, 2021
One in five beauty salons and hairdressers could fold by the spring without further support, a stark industry report has warned.
Britain s 74,880 hair and beauty businesses saw turnover collapse by up to 57 per cent in 2020 and will have lost an average of £41,000 due to Covid-19 by the end of this year, new analysis for the National Hair & Beauty Federation shows.
It warns that 11 per cent will be acutely vulnerable to failure if they remain closed until the end of March. This figure rises to 21 per cent if they stay shut until the end of April.
Cuts: The jobs of many hairdressers are acutely vulnerable if lockdowns persist