The Leader podcast: Leaked documents reveal £18billion cost of Covid Plan B

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Rachelle Abbott26 October 2021
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New leaked documents show the cost of rolling out the government’s proposed ‘Plan B’ for tackling coronavirus could reach up to £18billion.

The files, leaked to Politico London Playbook show the cost to the economy could be between £11billion and £18billion, if the measures were in place for five months.

The back-up plan by the government includes a return to working from home, covid passports for indoor venues, and a return to mandatory facemasks.

The Evening Standard’s Political Editor Nick Cecil discusses the leaked documents, what the government is thinking about the spread of coronavirus, and looks ahead to the Chancellor’s budget announcement on Wednesday.

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