GDP fell 20.4% in Quarter 2 2020; with services (-19.9%) manufacturing (-20.2%) and construction (-35.0%) all experiencing record quarterly falls https://t.co/48usB8pTAK pic.twitter.com/AY4QsuMFJI

— Office for National Statistics (ONS) (@ONS) August 12, 2020

Drop in GDP, Apr-Jun 2020

🇩🇪 -10.1%
🇪🇺 -11.9%
🇧🇪 -12.2%
🇮🇹 -12.4%
🇫🇷 -13.8%
🇵🇹 -14.1%
🇬🇧 -20.4%

We’ve already got the worst excess death rate in Europe. Now we’re on course for the worst recession too.

A downturn was inevitable after lockdown – Johnson’s jobs crisis wasn’t.

— Anneliese Dodds (@AnnelieseDodds) August 12, 2020

Speaking to @faisalislam this morning, the Chancellor @RishiSunak responded to the latest GDP statistics. pic.twitter.com/cYO8VijD47

— HM Treasury (@hmtreasury) August 12, 2020

Public sector net debt excluding public sector banks was £2,004.0 billion at the end of July 2020, up £227.6 billion on July 2019.

This is the first time it has exceeded £2 trillion pounds https://t.co/wIcfpkX5uy pic.twitter.com/7SYm6aQ0aH

— Office for National Statistics (ONS) (@ONS) August 21, 2020