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The Chancellor said homeowners would get a “three-month mortgage holiday”

Relaxation of planning regulations was among a package of measures to support businesses through the coronavirus crisis.

Helping big business won't be enough

Rishi Sunak said the “unprecedented package” – equivalent to 15 per cent of GDP – could go further if demand is greater, and vowed to do “whatever it takes” to help the economy.

Trade body the Airport Operators Association urged ministers to unveil a series of measures to help airports amid dwindling passenger numbers.

Pubs and restaurant owners are calling for immediate support after the PM advised people not to go out but stopped short of ordering closures.

The group said its 531 Carphone Warehouse shops in the UK will shut on April 3.

The move is the only way they can reduce outgoings without making job losses, the airline said.

Holly Woollard decided to launch the groups after watching Boris Johnson’s speech on Thursday warning people that “many loved ones” will die in the “worst public health crisis in a generation.”