Boris Johnson warns UK furlough scheme 'can’t go on' - new Evening Standard editor Emily Sheffield

<p>In an exclusive interview with the Evening Standard’s new editor, Emily Sheffield, Boris Johnson warned Britain: the furlough scheme cannot go on. He said an extension to the scheme, which is keeping 9.3 million people in ‘suspended animation’, wouldn’t be healthy for the economy - or for us. But Ms. Sheffield tells The Leader podcast the PM revealed there’s more big spending to come as the country emerges from the pandemic.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>And, we introduce you to the Evening Standard’s new editor. Emily Sheffield is returning to the paper after a period as British Vogue’s deputy editor and launching female-led digital news brand <a href="https://www.thismuchiknow.news/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ThisMuchIKnow</a>. She says this is a period of great innovation and change and she’s here to make the most of it.</p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>