Coronavirus UK: £330bn of business loans made available as PM says school closures ‘under continuous review’ – as it happened

Chancellor Rishi Sunak says he will do whatever it takes to protect jobs and incomes as Boris Johnson says ‘we must act like wartime government’. The day’s political developments as they happen

As this crisis engulfs UK business, Sunak’s ‘whatever it takes’ is falling far short

The economy is in a nosedive. New and radical steps must be considered if it is ever to recover, says writer and researcher Tom Kibasi

Rishi Sunak promises to guarantee £330bn loans to business

‘Unprecedented’ package to shore-up UK economy as coronavirus outbreak escalates

When it comes to national emergencies, Britain has a tradition of cold calculation

The government’s reluctance to put the health of citizens first has echoes in the 1940s and 50s, says author David Edgerton

Tear up the economic rule book. This pandemic calls for radical intervention

Coronavirus is a grave threat to the economy and the lives of millions – a new benefit payment for all affected workers should be just the start, says Labour MP Ed Miliband

Coronavirus: UK must ramp up public spending in ‘wartime situation’ – budget watchdog head

OBR’s Robert Chote says now is the time to spend without regard for the national debt

Boris Johnson warns Britons to avoid non-essential contact as Covid-19 death toll rises – as it happened

PM tells Britons to avoid pubs, restaurants and non-essential travel but school stay open for now as chief medical officer says ‘next few months are going to be extraordinarily difficult for NHS’

This Conservative budget is Keynesian economics reborn

I have argued strongly for a decade against the Tories’ fiscal policy. Now, for this shameless chancellor, spending and investment are suddenly common sense

Rishi Sunak’s budget is proof that big spending is always a political choice

Politicians have more power over the economy than they like to admit. The chancellor is deploying his to the full, says Giles Wilkes, former economic policy adviser to Vince Cable and Theresa May

Sunak throws budget lifeline to small firms battling coronavirus

Such good intentions will only be truly tested if the economic fallout becomes severe

Budget live: Rishi Sunak spends on coronavirus, roads and rail in ‘biggest giveaway since 1992’

Chancellor triples investment in transport and infrastructure spending, freezes fuel and alcohol duties, and removes VAT on digital publications

Budget calculator 2020: what does it mean for me?

Will you be better off? Find out what effect the tax and spending plans will have on your personal finances

Chancellor announces spending on flooding will be doubled

Extra £2.6bn is for capital projects only, with no new funds for maintaining existing defences

Key points from budget 2020 – at a glance

Rishi Sunak has delivered his budget – here are the main points, with political analysis

Budget 2020 checklist: what to expect from the chancellor

How the chancellor can offset the worst affects of the coronavirus fallout, from motoring to welfare, pensions to Brexit