Minutes of the AGM and APPG Meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support from Wednesday 11th February 2026 Any questions please contact Secretariat Secretary, Jennifer Griffiths, via admin@excludeduk.org

🚨 IT’S FINALLY LIVE! PLEASE SIGN AND SHARE OUR EXCLUDEDUK PETITION 🚨 After waiting for it to be approved and published, I can finally say it: My Parliamentary petition calling for financial redress for the 3.8 million taxpayers excluded from Covid-19 financial support is now LIVE!!! ✍️ PLEASE SIGN IT HERE: petition.parliament.uk/petit… The petition calls on the Government to: “Establish a fair financial redress scheme for the 3.8 million taxpayers excluded from Covid-19 financial support, reflecting the support received by comparable taxpayers and businesses.” For more than six years, millions of people who dutifully paid into the system have been fighting to be heard. Newly self-employed people. Company directors. Freelancers. New starters. Those denied furlough. PAYE freelancers. People earning over the SEISS threshold. Those affected by maternity, pensions and other circumstances. People lost income, businesses, homes and financial security while others in comparable circumstances received substantial Government support. The consequences did not simply disappear when lockdown ended. This petition is our opportunity to show Parliament that the excluded have NOT gone away. 📣 WE NEED 10,000 SIGNATURES for a Government response. 📣 WE NEED 100,000 SIGNATURES for the petition to be considered for debate in Parliament. So please do three things: ✅ SIGN IT ✅ SHARE IT ✅ Ask everyone you know to sign and share it too Please share it on Facebook, LinkedIn, X, WhatsApp, email and anywhere else you can. Tag your MP. Tag journalists. Tag broadcasters. Tag anyone who supported the excluded. We need to get this in front of as many people as possible. After six years of campaigning, we are still here. We are still fighting. And we will continue until the 3.8 million excluded taxpayers finally receive the recognition, justice and financial redress they deserve. Dutifully paid in. Deliberately left out. 👉 petition.parliament.uk/petit… #ExcludedUK #ExcludedUKPetition #FinancialRedress #CovidSupport #3Point8Million #DutifullyPaidInDeliberatelyLeftOut @RichardNewby3 @switherdenMP @MP4Stratford @AlPinkerton @gregsmith_uk @SadieMHarris @ExcludedFighter @JohnMartinComic @Euan4Falkirk @iqbalmohamedMP @JakeBenRichards @KimJohnsonMP @BeaversLorraine @OllyGloverLD @PaulKohlerSW19 @RebeccaHarrisMP @RosieDuffield1 @RupaHuq @SorchaEastwood @StephenGethins @SteveDarlingMP @timfarron @VikkiSlade72 @WillForster @ZoeFranklinLD @APPGGapsSupport @UKLabour @LibDems @Conservatives @theSNP @reformparty_uk @thisisyourparty @Plaid_Cymru @TheGreenParty @thatginamiller @MartinSLewis @JohnDCaudwell @itvnews @GMB @GBNEWS @BigIssue @LBC @itvnews @BBCNews @PA @AP @BBCBreakfast

FAIR. PROPORTIONATE. DOABLE. In this video from our ExcludedUK livestream on 24 June 2024, @AndyBurnham said: “I think there are ways we can start to frame financial asks that I think are fair, proportionate and doable.” Those words matter even more today. Andy has been our loudest political champion from the beginning of the ExcludedUK campaign. He has recognised that the exclusion of 3.8 million UK taxpayers from parity of Covid-19 financial support was not simply unfortunate. It was an injustice that must be rectified. He told us: “The public see you and the public support you.” He promised: “We will work with you to make sure that the excluded is recognised as one of the injustices that this country needs to rectify.” He also made clear: “I supported you back in the pandemic, and we support you now. The passage of time doesn’t change that.” Now, as Prime Minister, Andy has the opportunity to work with ExcludedUK and the Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support APPG to turn those words into action. We are ready to discuss financial asks that are fair, proportionate and achievable. After more than six years, the 3.8 million cannot simply be written off. Businesses, homes, livelihoods and futures were lost. More than 40 members of our community saw no other way out than to take their own lives. Recognition is fair. Accountability is proportionate. Justice is doable. Prime Minister, let us begin that work. Please email Head of ExcludedUK, Jennifer Griffiths, at jennifer@excludeduk.org excludeduk.org #ExcludedUK #WeAreNotGoingAway #Relentless #Lab26

TO ALL #EXCLUDEDUK MEMBERS.... Please like and share all the ExcludedUK posts... create your own (make sure you add the hashtag #ExcludedUK) and make sure you tag your MP, local media, favourite celebrities/sports teams/TV shows... any tags that will get our message out to a broader audience.... GO!

FAIR. PROPORTIONATE. DOABLE. In this video from our ExcludedUK livestream on 24 June 2024, @AndyBurnham said: “I think there are ways we can start to frame financial asks that I think are fair, proportionate and doable.” Those words matter even more today. Andy has been our loudest political champion from the beginning of the ExcludedUK campaign. He has recognised that the exclusion of 3.8 million UK taxpayers from parity of Covid-19 financial support was not simply unfortunate. It was an injustice that must be rectified. He told us: “The public see you and the public support you.” He promised: “We will work with you to make sure that the excluded is recognised as one of the injustices that this country needs to rectify.” He also made clear: “I supported you back in the pandemic, and we support you now. The passage of time doesn’t change that.” Now, as Prime Minister, Andy has the opportunity to work with ExcludedUK and the Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support APPG to turn those words into action. We are ready to discuss financial asks that are fair, proportionate and achievable. After more than six years, the 3.8 million cannot simply be written off. Businesses, homes, livelihoods and futures were lost. More than 40 members of our community saw no other way out than to take their own lives. Recognition is fair. Accountability is proportionate. Justice is doable. Prime Minister, let us begin that work. Please email Head of ExcludedUK, Jennifer Griffiths, at jennifer@excludeduk.org excludeduk.org #ExcludedUK #WeAreNotGoingAway #Relentless #Lab26

📣 Labour MPs attending @UKLabour Party Conference in Liverpool, 27th to 30th September? Come and meet Tim Pravda @ExcludedFighter outside the Liverpool Experience Campus and talk to him about the 3.8 million UK taxpayers excluded from meaningful Covid-19 financial support. For more than six and a half years, ExcludedUK has continued to campaign for recognition, accountability and fair financial redress for those who dutifully paid into the system, but were deliberately left out when they needed support most. If you are attending Conference, please stop and speak to Tim. Hear directly about the devastating financial, personal and mental health consequences that exclusion caused, and why this issue has still not gone away for your constituents. Not attending Conference? You can still help. MPs from all parties are invited to join the APPG on Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support as an Ordinary Member and help ensure the voices of the 3.8 million are heard in Parliament. To join, please email: Jennifer Griffiths APPG Secretariat Secretary 📧 admin@excludeduk.org 🌐 excludeduk.org Dutifully paid in. Deliberately left out! @UKLabour @ExcludedFighter #ExcludedUK #Relentless #WeAreNotGoingAway #Lab26

FAIR. PROPORTIONATE. DOABLE. In this video from our ExcludedUK livestream on 24 June 2024, @AndyBurnham said: “I think there are ways we can start to frame financial asks that I think are fair, proportionate and doable.” Those words matter even more today. Andy has been our loudest political champion from the beginning of the ExcludedUK campaign. He has recognised that the exclusion of 3.8 million UK taxpayers from parity of Covid-19 financial support was not simply unfortunate. It was an injustice that must be rectified. He told us: “The public see you and the public support you.” He promised: “We will work with you to make sure that the excluded is recognised as one of the injustices that this country needs to rectify.” He also made clear: “I supported you back in the pandemic, and we support you now. The passage of time doesn’t change that.” Now, as Prime Minister, Andy has the opportunity to work with ExcludedUK and the Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support APPG to turn those words into action. We are ready to discuss financial asks that are fair, proportionate and achievable. After more than six years, the 3.8 million cannot simply be written off. Businesses, homes, livelihoods and futures were lost. More than 40 members of our community saw no other way out than to take their own lives. Recognition is fair. Accountability is proportionate. Justice is doable. Prime Minister, let us begin that work. Please email Head of ExcludedUK, Jennifer Griffiths, at jennifer@excludeduk.org excludeduk.org #ExcludedUK #WeAreNotGoingAway #Relentless

WORDS MATTER… ACTION MATTERS MORE! On 24 June 2024, during an ExcludedUK livestream, @AndyBurnham spoke clearly about what could still be done for the 3.8 million UK taxpayers excluded from parity of Covid-19 financial support. He said: “I think there are ways we can start to frame financial asks that I think are fair, proportionate and doable.” More than two years later, those words remain just as important. Andy has consistently been one of ExcludedUK’s strongest political supporters. He recognised that what happened to the 3.8 million was not simply an unfortunate consequence of the pandemic response. It was an injustice. He told our community: “The public see you and the public support you.” He also pledged: “We will work with you to make sure that the excluded is recognised as one of the injustices that this country needs to rectify.” And he was unequivocal that time did not diminish that commitment: “I supported you back in the pandemic, and we support you now. The passage of time doesn’t change that.” Today, as Prime Minister, Andy Burnham is in a position to help turn those commitments into meaningful action. #ExcludedUK is ready to work constructively with the Prime Minister and the Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support APPG to explore financial redress that is fair, proportionate and achievable. Because after more than six years, the consequences cannot simply be forgotten. Businesses were lost... and are still being lost! Homes were lost...and reposessions continue... Livelihoods and futures were destroyed.. yep! Still ongoing! More than 40 members of our community saw no other way out than to take their own lives....and they are only the ones we have been made aware of! The 3.8 million deserve more than acknowledgement of what happened. They deserve recognition, accountability and justice. Recognition is fair. Accountability is proportionate. Justice is doable. Prime Minister, the opportunity is now there to begin that work. Please contact Head of ExcludedUK, Jennifer Griffiths, at jennifer@excludeduk.org MPs from all parties are invited to join the APPG on Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support as an Ordinary Member and help ensure the voices of the 3.8 million are heard in Parliament. To join, please email: Jennifer Griffiths APPG Secretariat Secretary 📧 admin@excludeduk.org 🌐 excludeduk.org Dutifully paid in. Deliberately left out. excludeduk.org #ExcludedUK #WeAreNotGoingAway #Relentless @UKLabour @APPGGapsSupport #Lab26

📣 Green MPs attending @TheGreenParty Conference in Brighton, 2nd to 4th October? Come and meet Tim Pravda @ExcludedFighter outside the Brighton Centre and talk to him about the 3.8 million UK taxpayers excluded from meaningful Covid-19 financial support. For more than six and a half years, ExcludedUK has continued to campaign for recognition, accountability and fair financial redress for those who dutifully paid into the system, but were deliberately left out when they needed support most. If you are attending Conference, please stop and speak to Tim. Hear directly about the devastating financial, personal and mental health consequences that exclusion caused, and why this issue has still not gone away for your constituents. Not attending Conference? You can still help. MPs from all parties are invited to join the APPG on Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support as an Ordinary Member and help ensure the voices of the 3.8 million are heard in Parliament. To join, please email: Jennifer Griffiths APPG Secretariat Secretary 📧 admin@excludeduk.org 🌐 excludeduk.org Dutifully paid in. Deliberately left out. @TheGreenParty @ExcludedFighter #ExcludedUK #Relentless #WeAreNotGoingAway

OPEN LETTER SENT TO THE CHANCELLOR TODAY Yesterday Chancellor Rt Hon John Healey, wrote to me regarding his speech at the Labour Party Conference and how he is working to make Britain hope again. Today, in my roles as Head of ExcludedUK and Secretariat Secretary of the Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support APPG, I have sent an open letter to the Chancellor. excludeduk.org/2026/09/29/op… The message is simple: The 3.8 million taxpayers excluded from meaningful Covid-19 financial support have waited long enough. I explained that Prime Minister Andy Burnham has supported our campaign for more than six years, describing the injustice faced by the excluded as “indefensible” and saying that any solution should be “fair, proportionate and doable.” Now we need those words to become action. I have asked the Chancellor to sit down with us. To listen to the bereaved. To listen to those still repaying pandemic debt. To listen to those whose businesses, homes and mental health were devastated. And to work with us on what recognition, accountability and fair financial redress should now look like. As the Chancellor’s own message said: “HOPE ISN’T SOMETHING WE WAIT FOR. IT’S SOMETHING WE BUILD.” The excluded have already waited more than six years. It is time to build that hope for them too. The APPG will be meeting next month to decide how to progress with our campaign, but none of us can do too much to ramp this pressure up to ensure we get the commitment that Andy Burnham has promised us for well over 6 years. Below is the open letter in full. Please forward a copy to your MP and local media. Ask your MP to join our APPG, which they can do by emailing admin@excludeduk.org to register. Many thanks Jennifer Dutifully paid in. Deliberately left out. @andyburnham @John_Healey_MP @downingstreet @switherdenMP @MP4Stratford @AlPinkerton @gregsmith_uk @RichardNewby3 @ExcludedFighter @SadieMHarris @APPGGapsSupport @UKLabour @LibDems @Conservatives @theSNP @reformparty_uk @thisisyourparty @Plaid_Cymru @TheGreenParty @thatginamiller @MartinSLewis @JohnDCaudwell @itvnews @GMB @GBNEWS @BigIssue @LBC @itvnews @BBCNews @PA @AP @BBCBreakfast #ExcludedUK #Excluded #Covid19 #APPG #PMQs #FinancialRedress #BounceBackLoans #MentalHealth #justicefortheexcluded

@AndyBurnhamGM if you make it no number 10. You’re in charge !!! Don’t let them tell you that you can’t keep your promises! #Excludeduk #Nomoreuturns #yesminister

Many of us won’t financially recover without help. We can’t bring back the lost homes or suic**e victims. But some fiscal help may lift the pressure of debt and restore retirement plans. This affected so many including our dependents. @ExcludedUK @AndyBurnhamGM @labourpress

After years of Keir Starmer calling out the last callous government he has also left the #ExcludedUK 3.8 million behind. Children trapped in poverty have grown up under another leader who's betrayed them Bridget. @ExcludedUK @UKLabour @AndyBurnhamGM @GMB

@AndyBurnhamGM if your plan is to restore people’s faith in politicians then you need to honour your promises. Most are now politically disenfranchised and think you are all the same.. prove 3.8 million of us wrong.. #Excludeduk #Nomoreururns

@AndyBurnhamGM if you make it to number 10. You’re in charge !!! Don’t let them tell you that you can’t keep your promises! #Excludeduk #Nomoreuturns #yesminister

After years of calling out the Tories for failing the #ExcludedUK taxpayers, Andy must now use his seat in Parliament to force this callous @UKLabour gov to right these wrongs after ALL OF their previous condemnation of the last cabal. @Daily_Express @PA

@AndyBurnhamGM you told 3.8 MILLION #excludeduk hardworking taxpayers to make No to listen! So will YOU listen?!?! After promising to fight until we get #justice #parity!! @ExcludedFighter @ExcludedUK @susannareid100 @GMB

We congratulate you Andy on your win in #Makerfield and look forward to you joining 70+ MPs at @switherdenMP's vital @APPGGapsSupport for financial restitution at last.. @UKLabour @thatginamiller @MartinSLewis @MetroMayorSteve @SadiqKhan @JohnDCaudwell

Hope is what 3.8 million #excludeduk hardworking taxpayers are holding onto! Hope that we will FINALLY get #justice #parity that we deserve! @ExcludedFighter @ExcludedUK @susannareid100 @GMB

Utter premiership codswallop, poppycock, rubbishy nonsense from @griffitha & @Conservatives An unfathomable, unforgettable & unforgiveable callous policy decision ... just own & acknowledge it. #ExcludedUK @ForgottenLtd @Prosper_UK_ @PulaRJS @AndyBurnhamGM @mattlynnwriter

Hope you don't forget about 3.8 MILLION #excludeduk hardworking taxpayers, when you become PM. You were our loudest supporter during #Covid_19 which we are grateful for 🙏. @ExcludedUK @ExcludedFighter @susannareid100 @GMB