UK had worst Covid-19 economic hit in all of G7     

Last month UK chancellor Rishi Sunak said the way Britain measured its economic output flattered other countries and the country’s performance was not the worst among its peers.

Britain suffered the sharpest economic hit from the Covid-19 pandemic among Group of Seven countries even accounting for big differences in the way government spending is measured, an analysis by the country’s statisticians suggested.

Official figures have previously shown that Britain suffered the biggest drop in economic output - adjusted for inflation - in the G7 between the first and third quarters of 2020.