Britain's national debt could be as high as £12TRILLION – far higher than the £3trillion announced this week, campaign group says

It was reported this week that the UK's public sector debt had topped £3 trillion for the first time as the Government borrowed billions more to pay for welfare spending and higher interest payments. It was reported this week that the UK's public sector debt had topped £3 trillion for the first time as the Government borrowed billions more to pay for welfare spending and higher interest payments.