Tuesday was a relatively positive day for the UK, with unemployment growth staying relatively steady and unemployment claimants below expectations. However, unpredicted optimism in the eurozone meant the pound did still lose ground against the single currency.
This morning, monthly inflation figures show that consumer prices have stagnated, while the retail price index has beaten expectations by remaining in the positive month-on-month and actually increasing year-on-year.
Parliament has ‘returned’ in a sense, approving a new video-conferencing way of working with only a maximum of 50 MPs in the House of Commons itself. The new arrangements are currently in place until at least 12th May, with sittings only three days a week. For the moment, there are no systems in place for MPs to vote remotely.
