BREAKING: UK debt exceeds £2trn for first time

British government debt has exceeded £ 2 . 0 trillion for the first time following large state borrowing as the coronavirus pandemic pushed the UK economy deep into recession , official data showed Friday .

At the end of July, total accumulated debt hit £ 2 . 004 trillion ( $ 2 . 61 trillion, 2 . 2 trillion euros ) , the Office for National Statistics said in a statement .

( AFP )