UK falls to bottom of G7 growth league in second quarter

British economy contracted by 0.2% as Brexit uncertainty caused erratic activity

The UK has fallen to the bottom of the G7 growth league table after Brexit uncertainty held the economy back in the spring.

Every other advanced economy performed better than Britain in the second quarter of 2019, a ranking confirmed on Friday when Canada was the last of the seven to report GDP figures for the period between April and June.