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Is lifting the lockdown enough to save the economy?

The coronavirus lockdown ground the UK economy to a halt in April, with the biggest monthly GDP contraction on record. But with non-essential shops opening from Monday and many sectors moving back to work, is this enough to counter such a significant hit? The Telegraph's Economics Reporter, Lizzy Burden joins Theodora Louloudis to discuss how dented consumer confidence will mean a particularly slow return to normal, and why the pair won't be heading back to the shops anytime soon.Revealed: the 254 neighbourhoods where there have been no Covid-19 deaths - is yours one? <a href="https://bit.ly/3dYG0sn" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3dYG0sn</a>Get 30 days' free access to The Telegraph: <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/audio" target="_blank">www.telegraph.co.uk/audio</a>Send us a voice note or email with your Coronavirus question: <a href="mailto:coronaviruspodcast@telegraph.co.uk" target="_blank">coronaviruspodcast@telegraph.co.uk</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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