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Sheeran and his business partner at Bertie Blossoms bar say they will continue paying their workers in full. They have also refused a government offer to furlough the employees and allow the government to pay 80 percent of their wages. "The business, co-owned by Ed Sheeran and Stuart Camp, is not, and will not, be accessing any government scheme of any kind, including furloughing, grants, loans and so on,” a rep for Sheeran said. 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