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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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