Why support them for this long and then not see them through to the end?
Furlough is beginning to taper away and the business rates holiday is also coming to an end on July 1st. However, restrictions are set to remain in place until 19th July.
This Government seems incapable of hearing the many voices telling them loudly and clearly how desperately small businesses need support to help them cope with the extra period of restrictions, and beyond.
The 2021summer solstice will occur on Monday 21st June at 4.32 am BST.
On the day of the summer solstice the number of hours of daylight are at their maximum while the number of hours of night are at their minimum.
Many people consider the summer solstice to be a day but in reality it is the exact moment when whichever hemisphere you're in is most tilted towards the Sun.
The government has plans for a new Elections Bill which will introduce mandatory voter ID for Westminster elections and all elections in England.
Mandatory ID presents a significant threat to democratic access and equality. Millions of people lack the forms of required documentation, such as a passport or driving licence and around 3.5 million citizens do not have any photo ID.
Chesham and Amersham constancy has never had anything but a Conservative MP. The council has been controlled by the Conservatives for over a century. The Conservatives have never dipped below 50% of the vote here.
Until now.
The Lib Dem team, and the people of Chesham and Amersham sent a shockwave through British politics by electing Liberal Democrat Sarah Green as the constituency's new MP.
The Tories thought they could take the Blue Wall for granted. They were wrong.
Liberal Democrats took on the Tories in their heartlands, and won. They showed that, no matter where you live, or how supposedly "safe" your seat is - if you want a Liberal Democrat MP, you can get one.
