Pumping extra £14billion into frontline is what brave NHS staff need in Covid-19 fight BUT poorest must not pay price

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Cripple lock

THE Chancellor is right to pump another £14billion into frontline public services.

We depend on our brave NHS staff to keep us safe. So it’s vital that we equip them with everything they need to tackle this deadly pandemic.

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But the latest whopping financial package — and the many which came before it — will have to be paid for somewhere down the line. And the poorest must not be forced to take the hit.

Which is why the Government should take the advice of experts at the Social Market Foundation and dump the pensions triple lock.

The backwards policy is set to cost £20billion over the next five years — cash which could be a lifeline to Brits left on the dole by the merciless virus.

Of course ordinary OAPs mustn’t be left out of pocket; they deserve a comfortable retirement.

But thousands of triple lock beneficiaries are middle-class millionaires who no longer have mortgages to pay.

It’s only right that they chip in to the eye-watering coronavirus bill.

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Void at top

THE vacuum at the heart of the Government is beginning to worry us.

Britain isn’t yet ready to ease restrictions on movement: we are probably still to hit the peak of contagion and the death toll continues to rise daily.

But the cost of lockdown is mounting.

Many more firms than predicted have more or less closed, the number of new claims for Universal Credit has skyrocketed, and there is growing evidence of significant mental health trauma for those in isolation.

Clarity on how the country will be returned to some semblance of normality is needed sooner rather than later.

But no one in Cabinet looks ready to level with the public.

Spain relief

WE cautiously welcome news that Spain is back to work after getting over the worst of the virus.

It’s proof lockdown works, as long as everyone sticks to the rules.

Of course a second wave is still possible. And the Spanish government must monitor the situation hawkishly.

But for now, their success gives us some much-needed hope.

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