summer statement
Plans the chancellor has set out to get people back into jobs
QUESTION: What were the main measures introduced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak in last week's summer statement? ANSWER: Having propped up the economy over the past four months, the chancellor had the unenviable task of trying to provide further stimulus to the UK economy against the backdrop of government finances in deep deficit.
By Paddy Harty
ANALYSIS: Come back in the autumn...
Rishi Sunak may only have been Chancellor for five months but he is already a crisis veteran. Having already splashed out hundreds of billions of pounds worth of support (£281.5 billion since March 11), his latest summer statement added a further £30bn.
By Richard Ramsey