Anthony Powell

'People took their lives because of this.' This business owner who received no government support during the pandemic tells Rachel Reeves there are a lot of 'disillusioned ex-Tory voters who need to know there is a party who cares about us'. @IainDale | @RachelReevesMP

People who are struggling don't want @BorisJohnson's sympathy. They want action. They want a real plan - a plan that MUST include help for the 3 million people still #excluded from Government support.

@SimonClarkeMP @michaelgove @Keir_Starmer You haven't got the backbone now @SimonClarkeMP, for over 7 months you've left thousand's of your #Middlesborough & #Cleveland Constituent's abandoned!! There part of 3 million intentionally #ExcludedUK from support. You then voted to #ExcludedUK there children from a hot meal!!

FYA @UKLabour @LibDems @TheGreenParty @theSNP @reformparty_uk MPs After Labour's drubbling at the elections, and with our #Makerfield #Wigan #ExcludedUK members going to the polls again, i am outside ready to speak with you? @APPGGapsSupport SCANDAL @GMB x.com/i/status/13229…

An @NAOorguk report confirms 2.9million have been #ExcludedUK from government Covid-19 schemes. Government has been accused of “putting the misplaced fear of possible fraud above providing support” (@NUJofficial)- while £1.3bn has been given to workers who saw no loss of income.

🗣”[they] may well become a burden on the welfare state, through no fault of their own but because of short-sighted policy making.” @MartinSLewis tells @TherealNihal about workers who have been excluded from financial aid from the government. Listen on @BBCSounds

Yesterday I spoke in the Westminster Hall debate on Gaps in COVID support, highlighting the ideas brought up by the Metro Mayors and telling the harrowing story of Nicola who has been refused support. #ExcludedDebate

👇 Highlights from the #ExcludedUK Pre Budget Event on Wednesday. Mr Sunak must surely be able to spare the two minutes to listen. The Chancellor would be doing the country a complete disservice if he ignores those left behind on March 3rd. It's time to bring us in from the cold.

The Public see you, and the Public support you, and the @UKLabour Metro Mayor of #Manchester @AndyBurnhamGM has today made a commitment to work with you, and to make sure that the #ExcludedUK is recognised as one of the injustices that this Country needs to rectify. @ExcludedUK

5 YEARS CAMPAIGNING...BUT WE ARE NOT GOING AWAY... 20th MARCH 2025 marks 5 years of campaigning for 3.8 million UK taxpayers to get parity of Covid-19 Financial Support. 5 YEARS ON: * MEMBERS ARE STILL ATTEMPTING SUICIDE * PEOPLE ARE STILL NOT EATING PROPERLY * FAMILIES ARE STILL NOT ABLE TO USE HOT WATER * BELOVED PETS ARE STILL SADLY BEING REHOMED * BOUNCE BACK LOANS ARE STILL CRIPPLING * BUSINESSES ARE STILL CLOSING MPs & LORDS...PLEASE JOIN OUR 'GAPS IN COVID-19 FINANCIAL SUPPORT' APPG NOW TO HELP #EXCLUDEDUK MEMBERS SURVIVE TO JOIN, PLEASE EITHER MESSAGE US ON HERE, OR EMAIL EXCLUDEDUK@HOTMAIL.COM YOUR EXCLUDED CONSTITUENTS NEED YOU! DID YOU GET LITTLE OR NO FINANCIAL SUPPORT DURING COVID? Were you excluded from fair and equal Covid-19 financial support? If so, join some of the other 3.8 million UK taxpayers who were, as we campaign for this scandal to be put right.. bit.ly/3UunLTY Dutifully paid in, deliberately left out! Lives & livelihoods ruined! 37+ suicides and hundreds of attempted suicides! Website: excludeduk.org Facebook Group: bit.ly/3UunLTY Sign our petition petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7072… Sign up to our mailing list: bit.ly/4bdpB0U There are over 20 categories of exclusions including: ·New starters ·New Businesses ·PAYE freelancers ·Newly self-employed ·Those denied furlough ·Directors paid in Dividends ·Directors paid PAYE Annually ·Made redundant before 19 Mar 2020 ·Directors of Companies not in Profit ·Self-employed with +£50k trading profits ·Businesses ineligible for Business Grants ·Those in maternity/parental/adoption leave ·Those earning less than 50% income from self-employment ·Those whose personal circumstances have affected entitlement to support e.g. pensions, bereavement allowance, carer’s allowance, students, armed forces veterans… and more… ExcludedUK are asking for: (1) An apology from government so this injustice is recognised and assurance that it will never happen again. (2) Parity of support (3) Acknowledgement of loss of earnings/profit and consequential loss.

Thank you once again @MartinSLewis @RishiSunak might think he’s closed the door but thanks to your very clever interview with him you’ve managed to keep a foot in that door. admission he knows who we are just not what🤷‍♂️ #excludeduk #forgottenltd #wearenotgoingaway #gapinsupport

@AndyBurnhamGM. As you know, this is having a devastating impact on so many families physical and mental health. Will you now make the #ExcludedUK Scandal central to your campaign in #Makerfield #Wigan, as they see you as their last hope? @Sacha_Lord x.com/i/status/17084…

Today marks six years since the UK went into full lockdown. Six years on, most people want to believe the pandemic is long over. For thousands of excluded people, it is not over at all. They are still paying the price every single day. While 90% of the population received Covid support that did not have to be repaid, many excluded taxpayers were forced to survive by taking on Bounce Back Loans, maxing out overdrafts and running up credit card debt just to eat, keep their homes and try to save their businesses. That was not support. That was state-backed abandonment. Six years later, people are still trapped in debt from a national emergency they did not cause. Still losing businesses. Still losing homes. Still living with the mental and financial devastation of being shut out and left behind. They did everything this country asked of them. They worked hard. Paid taxes. Built businesses. Contributed for years. And when the country closed, they were denied meaningful help and told to borrow instead. The lockdown ended. The injustice did not. This is why ExcludedUK, together with the Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support APPG, is still fighting for justice, because this is not a historic wrong that can be quietly forgotten. It is a live scandal that is still destroying lives now. Six years on, the debt remains. The damage remains. The fight remains. 3.8 Million UK taxpayers were excluded from parity of Covid-19 financial support, yet they were told they could not work or open their businesses. That is 10% of the UK workforce…equivalent to the population of Wales! Also, there were only an average of 500,000 job vacancies during the pandemic, (source data from the ONS) , so what were the other 3.3 Million of us supposed to do?!?! Please ask your MP to join our ‘Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support APPG’ by either sending us a DM on here, or emailing excludeduk@hotmail.com All officer positions have been taken, but they are invited to be an ordinary member. They do not even have to attend the meetings as they will be emailed all progress after each meeting. We look forward to hearing from your MP to let us know they would like to be added to the register. DID YOU GET LITTLE OR NO FINANCIAL SUPPORT DURING COVID? Were you excluded from fair and equal Covid-19 financial support? If so, join some of the other 3.8 million UK taxpayers who were, as we campaign for this scandal to be put right.. bit.ly/3UunLTY Dutifully paid in, deliberately left out! Lives & livelihoods ruined! 37+ suicides and hundreds of attempted suicides! Website: excludeduk.org Facebook Group: bit.ly/3UunLTY Sign up to our mailing list: bit.ly/4bdpB0U There are over 20 categories of exclusions including: ·New starters ·New Businesses ·PAYE freelancers ·Newly self-employed ·Those denied furlough ·Directors paid in Dividends ·Directors paid PAYE Annually ·Made redundant before 19 Mar 2020 ·Directors of Companies not in Profit ·Self-employed with +£50k trading profits ·Businesses ineligible for Business Grants ·Those in maternity/parental/adoption leave ·Those earning less than 50% income from self-employment ·Those whose personal circumstances have affected entitlement to support e.g. pensions, bereavement allowance, carer’s allowance, students, armed forces veterans… and more… ExcludedUK are asking for: (1) An apology from government so this injustice is recognised and assurance that it will never happen again. (2) Parity of support (3) Acknowledgement of loss of earnings/profit and consequential loss. #ExcludedUK #Covid19 #Pandemic #BounceBackLoans #CovidDebt #ForgottenMillions #FinancialJustice #Excluded

Brilliant question from @UKLabour’s @AlexDaviesJones on the plight of those #excluded from Government support. @SteveBarclay says “we’ve covered this” 😱 Tell that to the millions of people left struggling by this Government’s complete inaction. They’re not going away.