ICYMI Coronavirus warning: UK faces worst downturn for 300 years #BBCNewsTen coverage with ⁦@sophieraworth⁩ ⁦@faisalislam⁩ ⁦@bbclaurak⁩ https://t.co/bBQgLgrH9m

— Paul Royall (@paulroyall) May 7, 2020

UK economy shrinking 25% in Q2 and 14% for the year. Worst recession since 1706. Latest Bank of England monetary policy reporthttps://t.co/xd2FNxU7WY

— Andrés Neumeyer (@andyneumeyer) May 7, 2020

Bank of England warns of deepest recession on record: Projected 14% 2020 decline sharpest since 1706. Historic. https://t.co/ryDWv7zRKI

— Wayne Chen (@wcchen) May 7, 2020

https://t.co/lExStLLWUd If you’re one of the people who promoted the lockdown I don’t want to hear you complaining when this affects you ??‍♂️

— G.I.O (@realistgeo) May 7, 2020

Bank of England warns of sharpest recession on record https://t.co/FNkXUP1UMq

— neilxrp#runs#on#ripple (@neilferrin) May 7, 2020

Fiat money is a promissory note. Central bank printing means there will be alway more promises for claims than actual assets. The best way to get hide this fraud is via a collapse... capiche! ? #coronavirus#COVID19https://t.co/xXvsLO7Uzs

— Paul Jenkinson (@paulj388) May 7, 2020

The UK economy is heading for its worst crash in more than 300 years because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new forecast from the Bank of England. https://t.co/n4VL2hbJ8I

— CNN (@CNN) May 7, 2020

The UK economy is heading for its worst crash in more than 300 years because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new forecast from the Bank of England. https://t.co/3etzhd6p1t

— CNN International (@cnni) May 7, 2020

The UK economy is heading for its worst crash in more than 300 years because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new forecast from the Bank of England. https://t.co/oAFJQHZRhP

— CNN International (@cnni) May 7, 2020

For poor countries, even survival is at stake.

''The central bank said Thursday that the British economy could shrink by 14% this year. That would be the biggest annual contraction since 1706, based on the bank's own best estimate of historical data.''https://t.co/XEmvbsjVf7

— Enkidu (@Fallibilist1) May 7, 2020

The UK economy is heading for its worst crash in more than 300 years because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new forecast from the Bank of England. https://t.co/IRU7cf7EZ8

— CNN International (@cnni) May 7, 2020

So the UK is facing a tragically huge loss of life AND awful economic conditions.https://t.co/OvxDDEN7Cz

I thought it was a choice between economy or lives?

— Business Owner David Cormack (@David_Cormack) May 7, 2020

"Bank of England projects worst UK economic slump since 1706" https://t.co/xng1FPGslq

— Eddy Elfenbein (@EddyElfenbein) May 7, 2020

The Bank of England holds interest rates at 0.1% but said it stands ready to take further action should the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic continue to deteriorate.https://t.co/ewj32I6kT4

— CNBC-TV18 (@CNBCTV18Live) May 7, 2020

Coronavirus will bring economic disaster and a record recession – the government has to act now | @michaelujacobshttps://t.co/hW5f3bnfjs

— Independent Voices (@IndyVoices) May 7, 2020

The U.K. is facing its sharpest annual economic contraction in over **three hundred** years, going back all the way to 1706. The central bank, founded in 1694, reconstructed 18th century records in making this forecast. https://t.co/ZylLnSGZAH

— Steve Kopack (@SteveKopack) May 8, 2020

Boris is getting what his minders wanted. Bank of England warns of sharpest recession on record https://t.co/NsAuE4oxEU

— Kath (@mopeng) May 8, 2020

BBC trying to spin for Tories, saying there’s not been a recession in a decade, yet their own headline from 2012 stating”recession deepens”, using #covid19uk to cover #brexit economic hit & tories catastrophic handling compared to RoW #bbcbias #indyref2 https://t.co/2VBKWU2knx

— Ron B (@ronbuch) May 7, 2020