Podcast: Reaction from Kent as the UK falls into its biggest ever recession

2020-08-12

The financial cost of lockdown has been revealed today as it's confirmed the UK has fallen into it's biggest ever recession. The economy shrank by 20% between April and June as shops, pubs, restaurants and factories all closed because of the pandemic. The Chancellor has warned more jobs could be lost but insists we will get through this. Also in the podcast, figures show an increase in racially aggravated crime in Kent during the Black Lives Matter protests, and £112m of work gets underway to ...

The financial cost of lockdown has been revealed today as it's confirmed the UK has fallen into it's biggest ever recession.

The economy shrank by 20% between April and June as shops, pubs, restaurants and factories all closed because of the pandemic.

The Chancellor has warned more jobs could be lost but insists we will get through this.

Also in the podcast, figures show an increase in racially aggravated crime in Kent during the Black Lives Matter protests, and £112m of work gets underway to improve two busy junctions on the A2.

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