Quote Originally Posted by JamesWales View Post
Rishi Sunak was the chancellor who approved absolutely unprecedented government spending on the greatest welfare scheme in British history that kept literally millions in work during the pandemic.

Lazy tropes are deployed by both left and right, as you have handily demonstrated above.
Yes he was,but weren't the UK one of the last countries to implement such a scheme. It was also open to huge fraud of about Ł6bn. A bit more planning and tighter controls over the scheme and the bounceback loans and the current dilemmas he faces now wouldn't be as bad as they currently are.