Shares jump as Government prepares to loosen lockdown

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• Shares rise as lockdown measures ease

• Travel-exposed stocks such IAG, easyJet, InterContinental Hotels, TUI and Carnival rise

• Asian markets jump for second consecutive day

• McLaren to slash 1,200 staff as coronavirus and Formula 1 halt bite

• Aston Martin confirms appointment of new chief executive

• Andy Haldane says BoE still mulling negative rates

• Audit watchdog probes KPMG and PwC audits of Eddie Stobart Logistics

• British firms take £30bn in lifelines from financial markets since mid-March

• Tim Pitt: ‘We’re getting too relaxed about the ballooning national debt’

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