Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as the UK officially falls into recession
Newsflash: The UK economy contracted by 20.4% in the second quarter of 2020, as the Covid-19 lockdown pushed the country into an unprecedented slump. That puts the UK into recession for the first time since the financial crisis, and follows a 2.2% drop in GDP in January-March.
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