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the prime minister set out two and a half weeks ago.

But there are increasing tensions and questions

at the top of government about how and when the lockdown

As you can see, Westminster is all but deserted.

All but non-essential ministers are working from home

But one person who certainly is here and has been here

throughout the crisis is the Chancellor Rishi Sunak.

He only entered the Treasury less than six weeks ago,

yet he's had to deal with the economic impact of the UK's

He unveiled three huge packages to try and keep the economy

The first was to help businesses with a huge series

where the government offered to pay up to 80 per cent

And the third package was for the self-employed,

offering similar terms, but only for those earning up to £50,000

as one of the most significant economic interventions

at any point in the history of the British state

and by any government anywhere in the world.

All this is costing the Treasury a lot of money.

As a right-wing Conservative, implementing these huge,

state-backed measures was a wrench for Mr Sunak,

Otherwise, you would have seen mass unemployment

and huge economic woes across the country.

But the Treasury is very keen to try and bring these measures

According to the FT's estimates, the three packages are going

to add about £60bn to the UK's public finances and could widen

the deficit by up to £200bn by the end of the year.

Mr Sunak has been the voice arguing most clearly

But this will be politically very difficult

for the chancellor, because every measure he takes

will be fraught with grave political risk.

He's been at the frontline of the UK's fight

then the faster we will all be through it.

He's been responsible for hospitals, nurses, doctors,

and most troublingly for this government, equipment.

The UK has struggled to provide enough PPE equipment

and of course, testing has been a big problem,

as the country has consistently fallen behind America, Germany,

and other countries in making sure it can test frontline NHS

It's Mr Hancock's job to make sure the health service can

has been concerned that a rapid rise in cases

and put patients and doctors in very difficult situations.

He's therefore been arguing that the lockdown may

need to go on longer and those social distancing measures

has bitten other countries, and could, in itself, overwhelm

both sides trying to speak up for the needs

But when you look at the very different aims

of both departments you can see why there has been a big split

and why there are some very difficult decisions ahead

on the weekend to undergo further tests as he

In his absence, the de facto deputy prime minister

He's the man who will be making the decisions

Some people are going to start wondering,

So I have to say, thank you for your sacrifice, but also,

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