Extend UK furlough subsidies to avoid mass job losses, Labour urges

Resolution Foundation claims half of those furloughed in April have not returned to work

Q, U, V or W: what shape will Britain’s economic recovery be?

Bank of England says it’s a V so far. But data suggests the spending revival could wane in autumn

UK Covid-19 cases fall but fears grow over jobs, spending and debt

Analysis of pandemic’s effects on businesses examines work, growth and stock markets

UK economic revival under way but jobs concerns grow

Guardian analysis shows hit to workers gathering pace despite boost from lockdown easing

Furloughed workers: redundancy sums will be based on usual pay

Alok Sharma says new law would ‘ensure furloughed employees are not short-changed’

UK government to expand Covid-19 rescue loan scheme

Small businesses that racked up losses and debts will now be eligible for loans of up to £5m

Covid-19 is shrinking horizons for our holidays – perhaps for our lives too

What if sticking more closely to home than usual is not a bug but a deliberate feature of life in Britain after coronavirus? asks Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

Rishi Sunak’s next task: balance the books without starting a Conservative civil war

Most MPs see a return to austerity as politically toxic – yet a tax rise could pitch One Nation and red wall Tories against the traditionalists, says Spectator deputy political editor Katy Balls

Closing UK furlough scheme this autumn is a mistake, says NIESR

Thinktank says ending Covid-19 wage subsidy scheme from August could cost 1.2m jobs

British retailers issue warning over potential online sales tax

Shoppers will pay more if chancellor goes ahead with digital levy in England, says lobby group

UK must prioritise levelling up if economy is to get back on its feet

Boris Johnson’s tenure will be coloured by the Covid-19 economic recovery but urgent fixes are needed now

I relish the return of life to our high streets. But our second-rate leaders need a bolder vision

Epic challenges face us, yet the government is unprepared and devoid of imagination

EU bailout shows the meaning of ‘union’: powerful members helping out the weak

The £750bn package agreed in Brussels last week is an innovative way of sharing the pain of the pandemic

The cost of Covid-19 may yet divide No 10 from the Treasury

We should not be worrying about paying the pandemic bill yet. But some will worry – and Tory tensions may rise

The Guardian view on the EU budget: hitting the wrong notes in Hamilton

Editorial: Brussels has the authority to borrow for the EU as a whole in response to the coronavirus-induced economic crisis. But cuts to national budgets are not the way to repay bondholders