Revealed: The pandemic punch to London's economy

The economic damage wreaked across London by the Covid crisis was laid bare today. Six boroughs across the capital - Newham, Haringey, Barnet, Brent, Hounslow and Waltham Forest - have suffered the double whammy of the highest levels of furloughed workers in the UK and soaring numbers claiming unemployment benefits. An Evening Standard analysis also reveals that many boroughs hit hard by the economic storm also have high coronavirus infection rates.