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'I doubt this PM could survive on 拢227 a week'

As extra restrictions are announced for Northern Ireland, the prime minister was asked about the money paid for those not able to get to work.

The SDLP鈥檚 Colum Eastwood said a 鈥渘ormal worker鈥 under a new furlough scheme would be entitled to 拢227 per week from November.

Asked if he could live on that money, the prime minister said he was 鈥減roud鈥 of the national living wage, and under the job support scheme and universal credit 鈥渘obody gets less than 93% of their current income鈥.

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