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Chancellor Rishi Sunak warns UK economy will shrink by 11% this year
The chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has spelled out the devastation inflicted on the economy by coronavirus.
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‘This idea that it’s either you choose public health or you choose the economy… it’s a false dichotomy’ – SNP MP Philippa Whitford
To debate the different approaches in England and Scotland, I’ve been speaking to Pauline Latham and Dr Philippa Whitford.
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UK economy grows by 6.6% in July
Some light in all the Covid-19 darkness, with the economy growing by 6.6 per cent in July.
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‘Economy could be at a standstill if we don’t get people back into work’ – businesswoman Linda Plant
Channel 4 News spoke to Linda Plant, an entrepreneur and one of the regulars on the reality TV show The Apprentice. We also spoke to Cate Huston from the company DuckDuckGo.
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‘The knock of the pandemic came on top of an economy that was already ailing’ – Miatta Fahnbulleh
We spoke to Rupert Harrison, who was formerly chief of staff to George Osborne when he was Chancellor, and is now portfolio manager at BlackRock, and Miatta Fahnbulleh, chief executive at the New Economics Foundation, a left-wing think tank.
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Bank of England governor: Coronavirus is ‘bigger immediate shock to the economy’
The relaxation of the planning rules is meant to give the economy a boost – and it certainly needs it if the Bank of England is correct.
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Fears for UK economy if relations with China deteriorate further
Power, transport, water – China has been buying its way into key parts of the UK economy for years.
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Sunak warns ‘tough choices ahead’ for economy, over taxes and spending
‘Tough choices’ lie ahead, the Chancellor Rishi Sunak has warned, as the economy continues to count the cost of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Post-lockdown UK economy not bouncing back as quickly as hoped
The great hope was that the massive economic downturn brought about by the virus would be temporary.
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Thousands of UK job losses announced as coronavirus hits economy hard
The Chancellor may have woken up today to excited headlines welcoming his £30 billion pound plan for jobs, but by lunchtime he was confronted by the chilling reality of thousands more job losses.
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UK debt exceeds size of economy
The UK’s debt now stands at almost £2 trillion – that’s more than the size of the entire economy.
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Bank of England injects £100bn into economy to try to limit Coronavirus impact
Another £100 billion is being injected into the economy by the Bank of England to try to limit the Covid damage to businesses and jobs.
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‘I don’t personally think we are going to bounce back‘ – former Chancellor Ken Clarke on UK economy
Joining me now is Ken Clarke who, amongst his many senior ministerial roles, was Chancellor of the Exchequer.
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UK economy shrinks by record 20 per cent in April as lockdown hits business
The scale of the collapse in the UK economy is breathtaking. Output has dropped by a fifth in one month.
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‘It is now very likely that the UK economy is facing a significant recession’ – Chancellor Rishi Sunak
Prepare for a recession, that seems the inevitable conclusion after official figures showed output falling at the fastest rate since the depths of the financial crisis more than a decade ago.