Scott Morrison is facing demands from a government MP to expand coronavirus disaster payments to regional areas copping lingering lockdown fallout. The prime minister has announced a new scheme to offer affected workers up to $500 when shutdowns in virus hotspots last longer than one week. With restrictions easing in regional Victoria on Friday, only workers in Melbourne will be eligible as the state’s capital enters another seven days of lockdown. Federal Victorian Liberal MP Russell Broadbent, who represents the regional seat of Monash, is calling on the government to expand the scheme. Broadbent believes people in regional Victoria will continue to lose income despite being out of lockdown, due to Melbourne still being under restrictions. “Everybody gets wet when it rains, not just those in the eye of the storm,” he told ABC radio. He believes his regional colleagues within government ranks will back widening the scope of payments. …