His comments come after the latest figures show that - despite record growth - the UK's economy has still recovered less well from coronavirus restrictions than the US, Italy, Spain, France or Germany. That means the Chancellor is looking hard at what can be done to get things up and running again once the restrictions end. "We'll have to look forward to the economic situation then and see what the best form of our support. And if we're talking about schemes to get people spending, then Eat Out to Help Out could well be top of the list. It also meant non-essential spend was 4% higher than the year before - the first annual increase since lockdown.

Source: Daily Mirror November 12, 2020 12:06 UTC