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 )
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