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Jul 2020
MP supports Harrogate business woman who's had no income during crisis
The woman who runs music classes for toddlers and says she's had no financial support during lockdown has been backed by her local MP.
Hannah Ruddy, who is classified as a sole trader, runs Musicality Kids in Harrogate and says she is one of the many people who has "fallen through the gaps" for government funding. Since March she has not earned any money.
Harrogate and Knaresborough MP Andrew Jones has joined a cross-party group of MPs which aims to stand up for people like Hannah who have been excluded from coronavirus government support schemes.
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In 2018, Hannah decided to leave employment and set up on her own teaching music. She told The Stray Ferret:
The cross-party group was formed by Lib Dem MP Jamie Stone. He told The Stray Ferret:
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