UK construction sector sees slowest expansion since mid-2013

Firms blamed the decline on a lack of new orders that stemmed from the weaker outlook for the UK economy as a whole

A frenzy of office building in London failed to prevent Britain's construction industry from reporting its worst month in almost three years in April.

Firms blamed the decline in the sector's fortunes on a lack of new orders that stemmed from the weaker outlook for the UK economy as a whole.

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