EVERY Briton could be paid a universal basic salary by the government regardless of means to help the country through the coronavirus cash crisis

Every Briton could get cash payments from the government amid fears the coronavirus crisis could leave millions of people without jobs.

The extraordinary move is being considered by ministers as the scale of the economic meltdown the country faces becomes clear – with warnings that ‘social distancing’ measures could see GDP slump by 20 per cent and the hospitality sector effectively disappear.

Boris Johnson suggested last night that a ‘universal basic income’ – or UBI – is among the options on the table to avoid families being plunged into poverty and mass unrest as UK plc grinds to a halt.As the […]

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