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'There will be more tough times', Chancellor admits after warnings economy will plunge

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Rishi Sunak tonight warned of 'more tough times to come' amid warnings the economy could plunge by more than a third in the second quarter of the year - with unemployment forecast to hit 3.4 million.

The Chancellor said the Government 'will not be able to protect every UK business and every household' during the coronavirus pandemic and that there will be 'hardships ahead'.

He was speaking in response to an analysis from the Office for Budget Responsibility released earlier today. Forecasters predicted that a three-month lockdown could leave around one in 10 of the working population without a job.

They also predicted that the scenario would see the UK GDP falling by 35 per cent between April and July, before jumping 25 per cent in the

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