How NatWest is supporting businesses through the Covid-19 crisis

WATCH: Andrew Harrison, head of business banking at NatWest, answers questions on lockdown and the challenges ahead.

Six-year-old Leo completes a homeschool activity suggested by the online learning website of his infant school, as his mother Moira, an employee of a regional council, works from home in the village of Marsden, near Huddersfield, northern England on May 15, 2020, during the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. - Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged millions unable to work from home to return to their jobs under the new guidelines, which do not apply in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. (Photo by OLI SCARFF / AFP) (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Lockdown had a huge impact on individuals and businesses across the country. The government has provided support where it can, but the financial sector has also had a major role to play. Here, NatWest’s Andrew Harrison speaks to the New Statesman about his own lockdown experience and that of his business customers.