Britons want quality of life indicators to take priority over economy

Polls finds majority would like ministers to prioritise health and wellbeing over GDP during coronavirus crisis

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Measures of the UK's quality of life should replace the publication of purely economic indicators, campaigners and politicians have urged, as polling has found a substantial majority of the public want ministers to focus on improving health and wellbeing over economic growth.

The UK's latest GDP figures will be published this week, covering the period from January to the end of March, and they are expected to show a dramatic fall, as the first quarterly estimate to reflect the initial impact of the coronavirus and lockdown measures.