edward smith is still with us this morning.er.eard what is the risk of a stopgap recovery going into 2021 for the united kingdom? edward: i think it is quite high. lockdown in november. 11% would shave off about from the u.k. economy. we penciled in a 9% rise in december to unwind a lot of that negative affect, but now, it's looking more like perhaps seven percent growth because of these extra restrictions. that will leave the u.k. economy still 12% below the pre-covid high watermark at the end of the year and not getting back above water until the end of 2022. that makes the u.k. -- that means the u.k. is going to have one of the worst economic outcomes. 42 developed and emerging economies we keep tabs on as well as one of the worst health outcomes. it is not a great place to be invested in domestic names looking for a recovery story right now. does the prospect of a anemic word about a brexit deal, whatever shapes and complexion -- will that change the flow? will that demonstrably change the flow into one of the most under ow