Labour former prime minister and chancellor Gordon Brown has been speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme.

Mr Brown, who was prime minister during the 2008 financial crash, said the scale of the crisis now facing the country is "unprecedented".

"It's a global medical emergency - after all nearly 10,000 people have died, 300,000 people infected.

"It's also a global economic emergency - people think maybe 25 million jobs are going to be lost around the world.

"And it means that people are doubly afraid: they're afraid of catching the virus, or their family members catching the virus, and they're afraid of their livelihoods and their family incomes being lost.

Mr Brown said the measures aimed at slowing the spread of coronavirus, particularly in London, were necessary but called for all the country's resources to be used.