UK economy enters recession after record 20% slump
12 August 2020 |
11:45 am
The UK economy has shrunk by 20.4% between April and June, when the coronavirus lockdown was at its most severe. Experts say the downturn brought on by the pandemic led to the biggest fall in quarterly GDP on record.
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