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Is the UK economy heading for a plunge?

We’ve heard some frightening figures about the Covid-19 situation in the UK lately and Prime Mini...

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11.09 26 Sep 2020


Is the UK economy heading for a plunge?



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11.09 26 Sep 2020


We’ve heard some frightening figures about the Covid-19 situation in the UK lately and Prime Minister Boris Johnson gave a televised public address to the Nation on Tuesday. Obviously their economy is and will be affected - David Smith is Economics Editor of the Sunday Times and he thinks that talk of a contraction in the British Economy is understating the problem and actually they are heading for a plunge...

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Brexit Brexit Deal COVID-19 Lockdown Coronavirus Covid-19 David Smith Economic Crisis Economic Recession London Lockdown No Deal Brexit Prime Minister Boris Johnson Sunday Times UK Economy

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