A staggering 135,000 jobs at more than 100 of Britain's biggest firms are facing the chop thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, it has been claimed.
A Daily Mail audit of the threat of redundancies shows the severity of cuts likely to hit both here and abroad at UK-owned firms, which includes at least 135,000 roles within Britain - and 230,000 in total.
The newspaper's analysis found that, of large firms that disclosed figures, 22,500 job cuts are in retail, 18,100 in restaurants, and 21,600 in travel and airlines.
It comes as Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer warned the UK faces an unemployment crisis "on a scale not seen for generations", as he stepped up his campaign for a targeted extension of the furlough scheme - due to end in