Coronavirus: Government knows it must act fast and credibly
"The government is about to involve itself in the lives of millions of people in ways we haven't seen since the war," one senior figure in government said after Cabinet this morning.
What the prime minister said barely two weeks ago, that the UK would"likely face a challenge", has very rapidly turned into the biggest peacetime task any modern government has faced - managing a very serious international health emergency and trying to stave off the worst of a potential economic emergency too.Boris Johnson told his colleagues this morning:"We are engaged in a war against the disease which we have to win.
But as the pace of the outbreak has accelerated, so too has the potential for enormous economic damage.There is clearly urgent demand from business large and small to help.As during the financial crisis, perhaps the details of what will be announced this afternoon matter less than the promise of a comprehensive approach that genuinely will provide support to every part of the economy and every part of the country.
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