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Colossal rescue plan to steer through financial hurricane

The deal is £500bn � that is a five with eleven zeros after it, that is one trillion US dollars. That is the size of the colossal rescue package which, combined with an interest rate cut, is enough to take your breath away.

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TORCUIL CRICHTON, Chief UK political correspondent

The deal is £500bn - that is a five with eleven zeros after it, that is one trillion US dollars.

That is the size of the colossal rescue package which, combined with an interest rate cut, is enough to take your breath away.