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The Financial Times’ lead story is on Mr Sunak’s £500m package of support, which will be targeted at those leaving the furlough scheme and older workers. The paper notes that the announcement comes as the government tries to tackle the acute labour shortages which have hit some sectors following Brexit. Mr Johnson has refused to plug the holes in the labour market by boosting immigration, the paper adds, with the PM instead saying the economy is undergoing a “period of adjustment”.