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Sunak’s ‘Whatever It Takes’ Virus Support Unprecedented in U.K.

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U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak said he can’t save every job and every business but has vowed to do “whatever it takes” to help companies and workers cope with the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. The result is a support package unprecedented in peacetime Britain.

Here’s a rundown of the measures, and their take-up so far: