Few expected Britain to boom but the GDP figures will worry the Treasury
by Heather Stewart from on (#6S821)
Summer slowdown raises questions of whether Reeves's bleak outlook in the run-up to the budget hindered growth
It was hardly surprising that the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, declared herself not satisfied" with the news that the UK's GDP expanded by a measly 0.1% in the three months to September.
Few could have expected Labour to kickstart an economic renaissance from day one, despite its mission" to deliver the highest sustained growth in the G7.
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