UK economy shrinks by 2% as Covid-19 slump begins - business live

UK GDP has suffered its worst quarterly fall since 2008, as the coronavirus lockdown hits the economy

The UK economy wasn’t doing particularly well before the Covid-19 lockdown struck. GDP did rise by 0.1% in January , but the economy then contracted by 0.

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