The UK economy shrank by a record a 20.4 per cent in the second quarter - the largest contraction reported by any major economy so far. Joe Davies reports.
Britain has officially entered into the largest recession on record afterfigures showed the pandemic sent the economy plunging by 20.4% between Apriland June. The Office for National Statistics (ONS)..
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