Chancellor Rishi Sunak said that the ONS figures confirm that "hard times arehere" as Britain officially entered into the largest recession on record.
Thefigures showed the coronavirus pandemic sent the economy plunging by 20.4%between April and June.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has told Sky News "hard times are here" as the UK enters into the biggest recession in history.
The UK has fallen into recession for the first time in 11 years after the coronavirus crisis saw the economy contract by a record..