While coronavirus will remain the country's number one issue in the months or years ahead, it is no longer the only issue.
Sophy Ridge on Sunday returns this weekend after the August break, and there are several prickly political issues that I am keen to get under the surface of.
The full economic impact of COVID-19 is beginning to hit. Before the crisis, the government was expecting to borrow £55bn for the whole financial year. It ended up borrowing £128bn in the first three months alone.How is this going to be paid for? In the election, Johnson defined himself against austerity - as a new breed of Conservative politician very different from the eras of David Cameron, George Osborne and Philip Hammond.
Number 10 are keen to focus on the agenda they promised at the December election: delivering on Brexit and levelling up the country away from London to benefit people in Labour-held seats who lent the Conservatives their votes. But things might not be as straightforward as they hope. With the economy on its knees, local lockdowns becoming ever more frequent and social mobility stymied by school closures, Johnson will need more than flamboyant language and a hard hat if he wants to truly level up the country.Plus, it feels as though the chances of securing a Brexit trade deal with the EU have receded over the summer.When Theresa May claimed she was willing to walk away without agreement few believed she actually would.
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