Independent TV: Keir Starmer urges public to support small businesses affected by coronavirus
Keir Starmer has urged people to shop locally, as research finds hundreds of thousands of small firms might not be in business by the spring.
In a report to mark Small Business Saturday, Simply Business insurers have estimated Covid-19 could cost small businesses up to £69 billion in total.
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