Britain’s economy will shrink by 11% and unemployment will rise to 2.6million, bank of England warns

Britain’s economy will shrink by 11% and unemployment will rise to 2.6million amid Boris Johnson’s latest lockdown, bank of England warns Governor Andrew Bailey said the Bank expects the economy to shrink again   He said economic output would be 11% lower at end of the year than at the start  Added that unemployment would rise … Read more

Bank of England boss Andrew Bailey urges Rishi Sunak to have a ‘rethink’ over the furlough scheme

Bank of England boss Andrew Bailey urges Rishi Sunak to have a ‘rethink’ over the furlough scheme as new coronavirus restrictions come into place just weeks before it is due to end Andrew Bailey said he didn’t want to ‘tie the Chancellor’s hands’ with a remedy  He said a blanket scheme was no longer needed … Read more