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It means the UK’s overall debt is now around 99.5 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP), which is a measure of the size of the economy – a level not seen since 1962.

Rich privateers with their eyes on our National Health Service donate to Conservative MPs.

“The fact that the world’s richest billionaires are massively increasing their wealth at a time when millions are facing hardship, is evidence of a broken economy."

Bezos is the world’s wealthiest person, with a fortune estimated at $185bn, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, up from $113bn before the pandemic.

The research comes at a crucial time as policy makers weigh up how pay for the coronavirus pandemic.

“Given the massive economic fallout from the virus, the last thing we need to see is a kick in the teeth for passengers.”

It comes as Chancellor Rishi Sunak imposed a pay cap for millions of public sector workers because of the financial turmoil.

"If the UK leaves with no deal, we join one of the few countries in the world, including Iran, Venezuela, Libya and Russia, with either no trade agreement with Europe and which won’t be negotiating one."

"The overwhelming view of the clients we support is they fear not being able to comply with the myriad of new regulations which could be coming down the line."