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What happened to the Rishi Sunak I knew at school?

Which constituencies received the most in payments from the Common Agricultural Policy last year?

Fermanagh and South Tyrone (Sinn Fein) £56.7m
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk (Con) £53.5m
Dumfries and Galloway (Con) £52.8m
Brecon and Radnorshire (Con) £51.0m
Penrith and the Border (Con) £50.6m
Ceredigion (Plaid Cymru) £43.5m
Only four constituencies received nothing: Barking, Erith Thamesmead, Liverpool Wavertree and Southend West.
Source: House of Commons Library

Shutting up shop

How many businesses have permanently ceased trading as a result of Covid-19?

Real estate activities 5.7%
Administrative/support service 5.4%
Transportation and storage 5.0%
Education 3.5%
Information and communication 2.7%
Professional, scientific, technical 2.3%
Accommodation/food service 1.5%
Manufacturing 1.4%
Source: ONS

A deadly year

How do overall deaths (from all causes) in 2020 compare with recent years, when you adjust for population size and composition? At week 46, cumulative deaths were:

11.2% higher than in 2019.
6% higher than the past ten years’ average.
3% higher than in 2010, the previous most deadly year of the past decade.
Source: Institute and Faculty of Actuaries

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