Bank of England interest rate-setter Andy Haldane has called on the UK government to maintain financial support until the coronavirus pandemic has been brought under control, to stop unemployment rising to five million or more.
Haldane, who is the BoE’s chief economist, made the comments in an interview with the UK’s Guardian newspaper, as London and large sections of the South East of England are plunged into Tier 4 restrictions that mirror national lockdown measures.
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