Sefton Central MP Bill Esterson has called on the government to do more to help small businesses that haven’t yet received grants during the coronavirus shutdown. The MP and Shadow International Trade Minister said business owners were “desperate” for news about how a discretionary top-up grant scheme was going to work. The MP has assisted dozens of businesses to access the first round of small business grants paid out by the local authority, which were linked to business rates. But he said many more firms that don’t pay business rates also need help and time was “running out”. Mr Esterson … Continue reading Time is “running out” for struggling businesses, says MP